Issues & Policy / U.S. Domestic Policy

Race and criminal justice

In a new documentary, the Miller Center looks at race, policing, and the criminal justice system through the lens of the presidency

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Inscription of FDR's four freedoms on a stone wall

Health

Presidents on health care

Every administration since FDR's New Deal has had to consider the appropriate role of government in securing the nation's health
Capitol building in Washington, DC

Governance

A plea for restraint from Congress

That the House abused its power of inquiry does not mean it lacked authority to demand financial records of President Trump. Not all abuses of power are unconstitutional.
The Hill
Burning buildings

Race and Racism

‘Quick with the revolver’

Phone calls from 1964, 1965, and 1967 illustrate President Johnson's response to police violence and racial unrest during his presidency