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Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… Assistant to the President for Science and Technology; Director of the White … of Science and Technology Policy] and Assistant to the President. I’ve done a number of other things since then, but …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… House press secretary briefly at the end of Clinton’s Presidency. In this interview, Siewert discusses the campaign … and procedures evolved over time, writing speeches for President Clinton, controversies and morale among the staff during that period, being in the President’s company, the Elian Gonzales case, and Al Gore as …
Oral History Interviews
| George H. W. Bush Project… Republicans; the 1990 budget deal and Newt Gingrich; President Bush’s lackluster approach to using media for … and universal health care coverage; the deficit; Vice President Dan Quayle; job training; foster care; veteran … affairs; the White House routine; informal advisors to President Bush; White House personnel issues; the differences …
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| Ronald Reagan Project… Abraham Sofaer discusses his role in the Reagan presidency as a legal advisor to the State Department. He also talks about Iran-Contra and its effects on the presidency. … day, if you look up in the Encyclopedia of the American Presidency, you will see the Sofaer Doctrine. There is an …
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| Jimmy Carter Project… Gerald Rafshoon discusses the image of President Carter and his administration. He examines the … of staff and the relationships of those closest to the president. … right on most things. In here you will find my urging the President not to admit the Shah, not to debate [Ronald] …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… discusses Bosnia, Somalia, Haiti, the Middle East, and President William J. Clinton's relationship with his foreign … window into Washington politics generally, and the Presidency in particular, over time. I’m going to start by … about the institutions in the time that you served with President Carter and at the point you come back and begin …
Oral History Interviews
| George W. Bush Project… Deputy Director for Speechwriting; Deputy Assistant to the President and Head of White House Office of Strategic … Perry This is the Peter Wehner interview for the President George W. Bush Oral History Project. Peter was …
Oral History Interviews
| George W. Bush Project… to Turkey; Principal Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs … wrong about some of this by the way—but I thought that President Bush was—His concern for prudence and his concern … Moscow colleague Tom Graham, who is now one of the vice presidents of Kissinger Associates, works for Henry on Russia …
Oral History Interviews
| George W. Bush Project… this short interview talking about his relationship with President George W. Bush and his first visit with the … in the United Kingdom; and his assessment of the President’s strengths and weaknesses. The interview ends as … your sense about where history has your relationship with President [George W.] Bush wrong. If you’ve had any chance to …
Oral History Interviews
| George W. Bush Project… on the 2000 election recount; his relationship with President Bush; the 2001 Economic Growth and Tax Relief … the War on Terror; detainees; his relationship with Vice President Dick Cheney; the Iraq War; and the decision about running for President in 2004. … there were any particular aspects of your experience with President Bush that you wanted to be absolutely sure to get …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… health insurance and Medicare. Healthcare efforts of Presidents Nixon, Carter, and Clinton are brought up. Fine … the Jack Kennedy White House as part of a group that the President put together to work on Medicare. Heininger Tell …
Oral History Interviews
| George W. Bush Project… presidential transition; their relationship with the Vice President Dick Cheney, the Vice President’s Office, National Security Advisor Condoleezza … Bush 43 [George W. Bush] project. We hope to interview the President and the First Lady sometime later this year, …
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| Bill Clinton Project… Blair discusses his relationship with President Clinton, progressive politics, and their work … thing is that I was certainly following very closely what President Clinton was doing and the whole concept of the New … things about Bill Clinton is that in some ways during his Presidency he didn’t have enough crises to deal with. In …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… Kennedy’s views of the George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton Presidencies, the 2000 and 2004 Presidential elections, and … about '84 and about the potential of his running for President in '84, and we ran a lot of ads. In '88, nothing. … about Reagan restoring the dignity and authority of the Presidency. He, in that speech, began to talk about the need …
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| George H. W. Bush Project… role as national security advisor in the administration of President Ronald Reagan when George H.W. Bush was serving as vice president. Powell then discusses Bush's run for president in … about your relationship with George Bush when he was Vice President and you were National Security Advisor, and if you …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… with Kennedy, and some events from the Carter and Reagan presidencies. … early winter. Clearly, the association with Boston and President [John F.] Kennedy, the water, and his love of the …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… affecting decision about ’84; making peace with not being president; support of Dukakis. … Al Gore’s personal secretary for a while while he was Vice President, but a very classic— Knott Tightlipped. Oliphant …
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| Jimmy Carter Project… administration as Secretary of Commerce and an advisor to President Carter on foreign policy in the Middle East. He … skills. He discusses his continuing role as an advisor to President Carter on Israel policy and a liaison to the Jewish … to do. We are interested in that and also in the way this President looked to you. I didn’t repeat your story about …
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| George W. Bush Project… Franks discusses his relationship with President George W. Bush and how his leadership differed from President Bill Clinton’s; the Clinton administration; … Pakistan; Iraq War; his relationship with Karl Rove; and President Bush’s leadership style. … where it makes sense we ought to do that. I’m sure that President Bush bit me on more than one occasion. I’m sure. I …
Oral History Interviews
| George H. W. Bush Project… begins the first day with his family’s acquaintance with President George H. W. Bush; Gray’s work during the Ronald … and some possible White House changes in a second-term presidency; and the 1990 government shutdown. Participants … I’d like to welcome Boyden Gray, former counsel to Vice President Bush and to President Bush. Just a few words I …