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… who discussed 21st Century challenges. “It is both the president’s role to lead the United States and develop a …
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… role to play in strengthening democracies everywhere, UVA President James Ryan told a packed house at Old Cabell Hall … opening conversation covering national security and the president’s role in the world. In examining tensions between …
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… I’m Doug Blackmon. As we begin the final six months of the presidency of Barack Obama the nation is grappling with both … most urgent questions almost certain to confront the new president during her or his First Year in office, will be an …
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… West Wing ,” grinned Kyle O’Connor, a speechwriter for President Barack Obama, as laughter rippled through the … anecdotes and lessons-learned from crafting the words that presidents spoke. “In a weird way, as speechwriters, we are …
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… analyzes and transcribes the secret tapes that U.S. presidents made from 1940 to 1973, spanning from Franklin … “This is not the first time in recent history that the president has sought to turn over the fighting in an ongoing …
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… record from her time near the top of the previous Clinton presidency. She shepherded the ill-fated Clinton era effort … nature, instincts and skills, and how she might govern as president of the United States? FACTOID: The Question: What …
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… the most urgent issues that would face whomever became president in 2017, assemble non-partisan groups of experts to … critical first year of the Trump administration, when new presidents often have their greatest level of political …
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… famous proponent of the Birther conspiracy, suggesting President Obama wasn’t born in America. Trump labeled many … president. So, as we approach the second year of the Trump presidency and campaigns begin for the upcoming midterm …
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… near the end of the book I talk about our getting a new president. I was President Obama’s CIA chief for three weeks … our conversations about national security, politics, the presidency—any of the central issues in American life …
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… By BettyJoyce Nash Barack Obama’s presidency was hailed as a milestone, yet the election of the first African American president did not mean that the United States had transcended … identity. Americans may place too much faith in the presidency, said Ibram Kendi, a professor at American …
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… and, according to many, ill-fated invasion of Iraq, by President George W. Bush. The Middle East meltdown that … of the Vietnam War, and an advisor to at least seven presidents. Thanks for joining us. FACTOID: The Question: How …
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… to American Forum. I’m Doug Blackmon. In the aftermath of President Barack Obama’s historic election in 2008, it looked … either a politician, for any office, quite apart from the presidency, or as an observer and commentator, on, you would …
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… He says he also cut taxes 14 times. In 2012, he ran for president, initially as a Republican, but then sought and … really imagine that there’s a possibility of winning the presidency at this stage or is it more about building a …
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… of power, either a change of party or you have a new president of the same party coming in, are usually the ones … real change comes is actually in that first year of the presidency. Not just the first 100 days, but the first year. …
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… in particular in terms of what you would do if you became president of the United States. And also what it means that … show in an institution that’s devoted to the study of the presidency in many respects and what has made for successful …
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… to expect in 2020–2021. Joshua Bolten , Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush (2006–09) Andrew H. Card, Jr. , Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush (2001–06) Denis McDonough , Chief of …
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… were guests Karl Rove, former deputy chief of staff to President George W. Bush; Amy Walter, national editor of the … show, Hardball. Walter liked the chances for former Vice President Joe Biden, the frontrunner of the moment. She …
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… Does everyone still get to speak? And how does a President from any party establish a clear mandate from the … speech. I mean, if you said you were going to run for the presidency, and I said that’s great, Doug, but you can only …
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… to negotiate a long term debt bill or fiscal bill with the president. That’s all stuff that happened on the Republican … well be a candidate who looked much more likely to become president of the United States. Rauch : I’m not quite … : In terms of political reform or You know, I think most presidents don’t want to spend a lot of political capital on …
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… Forum . We’ve all heard it a thousand times. Every president, every governor, everybody says: Public Schools are … here at the Miller Center about the first year of the next presidency. We ask lots of people if you were sitting down …