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.

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  • Welcome to the Miller Center

    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.

Lessons for 2012

  • War Powers.  James Baker and Warren Christopher led the Miller Center’s National War Powers Commission.  The unanimous report calls for the replacement of the 1973 War Powers Resolution with the proposed War Powers Consultation Act. 

  • Media and the Election. The Miller Center Forum, hosted by Pulitzer Prize winner Doug Blackmon and broadcast nationally on PBS, recently welcomed Marcus Brauchli and Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post to discuss the media’s approach to the election.

  • Miller Center - ABC News Debates. The Miller Center partners with “This Week” on the fourth season of its acclaimed debate series. The latest debate asked if the economic recovery is built to last. Four additional broadcasts will take place prior to Election Day.

  • Bridging the Constitutional Divide. Miller Center scholars hosted seven former heads of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs, gathered for the first time ever to compare experiences working for presidents from Nixon to Clinton.