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'Stand Up For America'

“Nixon cast Wallace’s candidacy as a message candidacy, as symbolic,” said Ken Hughes, a historian at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia who has studied Richard Nixon and Lyndon Johnson. “Nixon’s message was ‘Don’t send Washington a message. Send them a president.’ ”
Ken Hughes
CNN

Black in the White House: Meet Ja'Ron Smith

But as the number of black staffers in the White House has dwindled, the pressure on those that remain in the administration has increased. And the scrutiny surrounding Smith as a result of this latest episode with Manigault Newman only heightens the risks for other black Republicans considering joining the administration, Short said. "I think that over time it's now become a bigger problem because people feel like if I join, I'll be under a microscope," Short said.
Marc Short
ABC News

What happens if Mueller decides to subpoena President Trump?

“Giuliani has been all over the press about how the president wants to testify but not with respect to all of these questions [about obstruction of justice]. This has been going on for months. Perhaps Mueller believes that he just has to ask these questions and play this out to see what the president’s response is.”
Saikrishna Prakash
NBC

Sarah Sanders says she 'can't guarantee' there's no tape of Trump using the N-word

Chris Lu, a former Obama White House cabinet secretary, told NBC News that nondisclosure agreements are not standard in presidential administrations and that no one in the Obama White House signed such an agreement. Lu says there are restrictions against releasing highly classified, sensitive information — but that falls under a security clearance, not an NDA.
Chris Lu
UVA Today

Inauguration events are coming together: Here's what to expect

“We wanted to celebrate the great things going on at the University in those three areas,” said William Antholis, co-chair of the Inauguration Steering Committee and director of the Miller Center. “It is especially important to Jim that the events include people from across the University – students, faculty, staff, the Health System – and reach out to the local community. He wants this to be a celebration of a place and a purpose, not of him as a person.”
William Antholis