Ronald Reagan Oral HistoryIn August 2001, with the cooperation of the Reagan Library, the Miller Center began an oral history of key figures in the political life of Ronald Reagan to capture for posterity the words of these individuals who knew Reagan most intimately. Nancy Reagan has observed that the Miller Center "has become a valuable part of our lives as it works closely with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library to create a definitive oral history of the Reagan presidency" The project is now completed and includes some forty-five interviews with those most closely involved in Reagan's political career, including Cabinet members, White House staff, and campaign advisors. Among those who have been interviewed are Richard Allen, Frank Carlucci, James Miller, George Shultz, William Webster, and Caspar Weinberger. As a special supplement to the Reagan Oral History, the Falklands Roundtable was designed to capture the recollections of key participants from the Reagan administration who were involved in the Falklands crisis, including Jeane Kirkpatrick and Caspar Weinberger. Cleared transcripts were released to the public on January 29, 2006 and are available online. Hard copies of the transcripts are housed at the Miller Center's Scripps Library and Multimedia Archive, and at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. News and EventsMiller Center Holds Three-Part Forum on Reagan Project On February 6, 2006, the Miller Center hosted a day-long event to commemorate the release of the Ronald Reagan Oral History Project. The panels included seven former members of the Reagan administration and two scholars on the Reagan presidency. To view or listen to the sessions, visit the links below: • Session 1: Understanding Ronald Reagan (Stephen Knott, James Kuhn, Peter Hannaford) Presidential Oral History Program Releases Ronald Reagan Oral History On January 29, 2006, the Oral History Program released the first thirty-six transcripts of the Ronald Reagan Oral History Project, a five year comprehensive spoken history of the Reagan presidency. This collection includes interviews with Cabinet officials, White House staff members, campaign advisors, and personal aides, including Richard Allen, Frank Carlucci, Jeane Kirkpatrick, James Miller, George Shultz, William Webster, and Caspar Weinberger. Read the transcripts. Stephen Knott on NPR's Talk of the Nation On January 24, 2006, Oral History scholar Stephen Knott appeared on NPR's Talk of the Nation to discuss the upcoming release of the Ronald Reagan Oral History Project. Also appearing on the program to discuss the Project were Presidential Historian Robert Dallek and University of Arizona Professor of History, Michael Schaller. Listen to the program. |
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