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'The Presidency: Facing Constitutional Crossroads'

Cover of the book, 'The Presidency at a Crossroads'

Presidency at a Crossroads

'The Presidency: Facing Constitutional Crossroads'

Barbara Perry

Saturday, November 13, 2021
10:00AM - 11:00AM (EST)
Event Details

In an event hosted by UVA's Lifetime Learning, Miller Center Director of Presidential Studies Barbara Perry discusses how presidents through history have faced inflection points in the evolution of the office, especially during times of crisis. She pulls from the new book The Presidency: Facing Constitutional Crossroads, which she co-edited with Miller Center scholar Michael Nelson and which features contributions from other faculty, fellows, and staff. Register to attend in-person (at UVA's Alumni Hall) or online.

When
Saturday, November 13, 2021
10:00AM - 11:00AM (EST)
Where
Online or in-person (at UVA's Alumni Hall)
Speakers

Barbara Perry

Barbara A. Perry is the Gerald L. Baliles Professor and director of Presidential Studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, where she co-directs the Presidential Oral History Program. She has authored or edited 16 books on presidents, First Ladies, the Kennedy family, the Supreme Court, and civil rights and civil liberties. Perry has conducted more than 120 interviews for the George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama Presidential Oral History Projects; participated in the Bill Clinton interviews; directed the Edward Kennedy Oral History Project; and co-directs the Hillary Rodham Clinton Oral History Project. She served as a U.S. Supreme Court fellow and has worked for both Republican and Democratic members of the Senate.