Miller Center

The Miller Center is a nonpartisan institute that seeks to expand understanding of the presidency, policy, and political history, providing critical insights for the nation’s governance challenges.

Events

The Long Battle Ahead: The 2012 Presidential Election and How The Washington Post Will Cover It
Marcus Brauchli, Chris Cillizza May 18, 11:00AM
Classical Lessons of Leadership

Josiah (“Si”) Bunting III, president of The Harry Frank Guggengeim Foundation, on the importance of public service. watch now
The War Lovers

Evan Thomas speaks about Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898. watch now

News

Reagan addressed the graduating class of 1981 at Notre Dame, “We need your youth. We need your strength. We need your idealism to help us make right that which is wrong.” President Obama and Mitt Romney each have now given commencement addresses that could be considered campaign speeches, a practice that is far from new. more →

How might the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act, due in June, affect the discussion surrounding care in the U.S.? In a new blog post Miller Center scholar Jeffery Jenkins argues that the fight may only have just begun. more →

For the first time in decades the Democratic Party will nominate a presidential candidate whose reputation as a tough, formidable Commander-in-Chief seems secure. Is this impression accurate? How might it affect the November election? Read more in a blog post from scholar Stephen Knott. more →

The Miller Center has named nine promising young scholars as the 2012–13 Miller Center National Fellows. Each fellow will receive a one-year $20,000 grant to support research and writing on U.S. politics, foreign policy, or global politics. Find out more in this week's press release.

More than 5,000 hours of secret White House recordings were created between 1940 and 1973, across six administrations. Listen to excerpts from those recordings from the Miller Center's archive, including JFK on Vietnam, LBJ ordering tailored pants, and Nixon's concerns about the Quaker peace movement. more →

Spotlight

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Video welcome from Presidents Carter, George H.W. Bush, Clinton, and George W. Bush.
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Riding The Tiger

The Miller Center’s election blog frames the 2012 race by providing scholarly insight into policy and politics and featuring historical resources from the Miller Center’s digital archive.

From the Archive

President Carter discusses the Soviet invasion of Afghanastan in a Miller Center oral history interview.
Famed Journalist Bob Woodward talks about presidential leadership from Nixon through Obama.
Five former Secretaries of Transportation trace efforts to enact transportation policy over presidential administrations.

The Miller Center’s Mel Leffler discusses lessons from 9/11 including its impact on U.S. foreign policy.
President Nixon expresses concern to H.R. Haldeman over draft evaders and the Quaker church.
Dick Cheney recounts his time as Secretary of Defense during the presidency of George H. W. Bush.