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Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… going to discuss which of the 15 of us was going to be President of the United States. We had been real hotshots in … specifically in Oxford. His name was Rick Stearns and he had had a roommate who had not been in the McCarthy …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… that it was sometime in the very early ’70s. What year was he elected? Knott Sixty-two. Lichtman Sixty-two. It would … important role early on, in ensuring that we eventually did get those regulations. Heininger Did you have much …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… in Chicago. Well, why don't we start at the beginning? How did you first meet Kennedy? Angela Williams I started … turn his head and whisper to you, "Go call So-and-So. He used to work for Bobby [Kennedy]." I would always sort of …
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| Bill Clinton Project… about presidential travel, press relations, 1996 campaign, President William J. Clinton's personality, day to day activities of the president, and the Monica Lewinksy scandal. … Arkansas, so you and your family had an association with President Clinton when he was still in Arkansas, I guess? …
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| Bill Clinton Project… Personal Assistant to the President, Trip Director, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the Special Envoy to the … haircut in Los Angeles; becoming trip director for the President and his role; foreign trips versus domestic trips; … media and communications; and books about Clinton and his presidency. Russell Riley, University of Virginia, Interview …
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| Bill Clinton Project… Personal Assistant to the President, Trip Director, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the Special Envoy to the … reflects on Clinton’s White House schedule, access to the President, and women serving on the White House staff. Kelly … rope line, Clinton giving speeches, overseas trips, the President’s ability to multitask, the Monica Lewinsky …
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| George W. Bush Project… Joe Nye, particularly embodied the idea of someone who did scholarship but also goes into government when the time … of Defense, was doing. That was in the spring when he and I talked. By the time I got there the administration … events. We finally released it in June of ’94. Nelson How did you decide to do a dissertation on civil and military …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… I should go over for an interview. They didn’t tell me who he was. Heininger Really? Souliotis It just happened to be the brother of the President of the United States, and the Attorney General. [ …
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| George W. Bush Project… was in the unions, because that’s what sheet metal workers did, so he was a staunch Democrat. My mom voted for whomever she … It was less about politics and more who she liked. Riley How about you? Dybul Initially I was a Republican in revolt …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… Chief of Staff to Edward Kennedy; President of CBS News … listen to David Burke. Why don’t you start talking about how you and Edward Kennedy came together, with a view to … you either take advantage of them or you don’t. I was in President John Kennedy’s government, his administration, and …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… views on Vietnam, health care, flirting with running for president, busing, relationship with Jimmy Carter, security … figure, I think this is especially important. Oliphant How sensitive has it been so far? Knott It’s been mixed. … was this meticulous approach to organization, and so the President was right. I remember going in with a colleague …
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| George W. Bush Project… among DHS, state governments, and local governments. He also briefly discusses Congress’s attempt to reform … to contribute policy papers or policy observations, and I did some of that. I wouldn’t say I was by any means at the … AG [Attorney General] or designated AG. I don’t know if he was confirmed yet. Brown Had you known him before at all? …
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| Bill Clinton Project… in the early 1980s when I was mayor of San Antonio and he came here on several occasions to address conventions. On … to introduce him in a convention-type setting. We did a press conference on one of those events. I had first …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… of course, went to the law school. Stephen Knott Right. He visited in March. He spoke at the law school and then spoke here. He's been very cooperative. He's done 11 interviews with us. …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… Clinton was in the process of coming into office, did this appear to be another moment of opportunity? Feder … that race, Wofford began to use health care as an issue. He had a line that I’m about to botch, but you can look for … the campaign. Clinton didn’t talk about health care until he did a speech late September ’92, right before the …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… affecting decision about ’84; making peace with not being president; support of Dukakis. … that thing must be voluminous. Knott Oh, yes. Oliphant Did you guys get the oral diaries? Knott He has given us some … Al Gore’s personal secretary for a while while he was Vice President, but a very classic— Knott Tightlipped. Oliphant …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… Chief of Staff to Edward Kennedy; President of CBS News … and before Bobby announced. We’ve talked before about how Ted was opposed to Bobby’s running for the Presidency, … thing.” So my first instinct was that Bobby’s running for President was not attractive to him at all. And then when the …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… administrations, starting with the Carter administration. He credits members of Senator Kennedy’s staff for helping the … including getting the resources to make it possible. He outlines various forces, political, social, etc., that … We worked mostly with [Claiborne] Pell’s aides, because he was the chair. Kennedy’s visit was a courtesy visit to get …
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| Gerald Ford Project… the bureaucracy; the relative powers of Congress and the president in directing the administration of government; the … speechwriting process and messaging; the role of the vice presidency; the problems associated with the exercise of … as a collectivity rather than having them depend from the President himself in a personal fashion. I’m not arguing for …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… of that sort, but the minimum-wage battle was one that he waged constantly, and it was a decade-long fight from the … wouldn't be able to afford the kitchen help. Heininger Did they have any data to back that up? Myers There are …