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

Shifting Sands

Kenneth A. Pollack, director of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings, speaks about the "Middle East in Upheaval." February 6, 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

With news this week that the unemployment rate continues to fall, check out this live recording of Backstory's "History of Unemployment." The event took place at the Miller Center in 2009 and the final product was aired on NPR stations around the country. more→

Every year, the Miller Center welcomes world-class scholars to our Fellowship program. Read a few recent articles from current Fellows: Sheena Chestnut Greitens on Steve Jobs and “the value of failure;” Michael Beckley on misconceptions about China’s growth; Robert Henderson on effective enforcement of fair housing laws.

The Miller Center is delighted to announce Douglas A. Blackmon as the new Chair of the Forum Program. Blackmon is The Wall Street Journal’s Senior National Correspondent and the Pulitzer-Prize winning author of Slavery by Another Name. Watch the January 16 forum announcing his new position.

This year marks the centennial of an important election—one with three viable presidential candidates: a republican, a democrat, and a progressive (a member of the “Bull Moose Party”). Interested in learning more? Listen to Miller Center scholar Sid Milkis describe America’s 1912 political landscape on All Things Considered. more→

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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 the course of presidential administrations.
University president Teresa Sullivan stresses the importance of higher education and its many contributions to society.

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.