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… and the new book 43: Inside the George W. Bush Presidency . What was it like to be with the president on 9/11? Why did he push for "judicial restraint"? How did Bush make his … '43: Inside the George W. Bush Presidency' …
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… F. Kennedy’s personal valet, traveling the world at the president’s side. Thomas was with Kennedy nearly every day, … with his physical therapy, and maintaining his wardrobe. He even prepared the president’s body for burial after his …
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… F. Kennedy’s personal valet, traveling the world at the president’s side. Thomas was with Kennedy nearly every day, … with his physical therapy, and maintaining his wardrobe. He even prepared the president’s body for burial after his …
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… America gives a forum on Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. He argues that Nehru's role as a peaceful political activist … dissaggrements in India's path to development. He explains how Nehru adhered far more to Gandh's ideals after the …
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… has been hailed as one of the nation’s most successful presidents in the realm of foreign affairs. Though he came into office with harsh views of the Soviet Union, he … policy moves improvised or part of a grand plan? And how did the crises he faced during his time in office, …
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… Center invites students, faculty and the public to hear President Teresa A. Sullivan discuss "The Way Forward" from … challenges facing all of American higher education, and how the University can create a model for public universities … reversed an effort to remove Theresa A. Sullivan from the presidency of the university, and suddenly made her a …
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… the historical precedents for delaying consideration of President Obama's nominee, Merrick Garland. … House? Whether it’s appropriate for an outgoing lame duck president to make appointments at all? And whether the …
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… museums for material, to write a new biography on a former president people can’t seem to get enough of. Jack Farrell’s … our 37th president, who served from 1969 until 1974, when he became the only U.S. president in our history to resign … to his intense but distant love for his family, the Nixon presidency has been a gift that kept on giving for scholars …
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… Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Previously he was the director of the International Policy Center at the … no more sacred or serious responsibility for any American president than to plunge the nation into war. Whether the … and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. He was a military officer before his academic career and is …
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… and director of academic programs at the Miller Center. He is currently completing a new book titled “The Age of … : Welcome back to American Forum . I’m Doug Blackmon. President Dwight D. Eisenhower occupied the White House in … who spent a lot of time studying Ike: What would, would he recognize the Republican Party of today, and could he be a …
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… War History at the University of Virginia. In this episode he discusses the first year of Abraham Lincoln's tenure, … to making American democracy work for nearly 250 years—how Supreme Court justices are appointed, how budgets are … the fact that there was already another nation in being. He gave his first inaugural in March of 1861 and there was a …
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… and Marc Fisher of the Washington Post look at the Trump presidency in its early days … American Forum – where the discussion is always about the presidency. I’m Doug Blackmon. TITLE SEQUENCE Announcer VO: … studio: This week on American Forum , two biographers of President Trump return to give an update now that their …
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… Now an historian and a bestselling author of many books. He’s also the father of a soldier lost in Iraq. Today he is … think to begin with I think the war began in 1980. The war did not begin in the wake of 9/11. FACTOID: U.S. provided …
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… to American Forum . I'm Doug Blackmon. In the weeks since President Donald J. Trump was inaugurated, we've had guests … be most crucial in this coming first year of the Trump presidency, their advice for President Trump and his advisors …
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… uphold our values and protect society’s weakest members. He lays out the scope of the legal system’s dysfunction and … The arguments have been very sharp about what to do and how to fix things. But there has been wide agreement across … to merit that, there is a relatively high probability that he was arrested by a black police officer, prosecuted by a …
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… finally as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He’s written a book about that remarkable period and the challenges he faced, "Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the … finally as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He’s written a book about that remarkable period and the …
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… Shortly after President Trump ordered a missile attack in Syria, he received some surprising applause from our American … effort to a sudden Tomahawk missile strike in Syria, President Donald Trump and his administration have been … President Obama and I agree with a great many things that he did, on this one I was, uh, a vocal critic, so I don’t …
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… spinning out of control. But are things really that dire? President Abraham Lincoln took office as the country began a … America and the critical first months of Donald Trump’s presidency? As a part of the Miller Center's innovative First … we ask if Donald Trump will reunite our divided country. How do great presidents navigate troubled times? Two …
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… Kristol has been called a “loser” and a “dummy” by the president of the United States. For his part, Kristol, a … to be president.” So what does Kristol make of the Trump presidency so far? We ask him that question and more as part … one of the most visible and vocal conservative critics of President Donald Trump. He is the editor at large of The …
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… Article II of the Constitution lays out the powers of the president. Although he can’t unilaterally declare war, he can send troops into … with foreign countries without approval from Congress. But presidents have often challenged the limitations of their … American Forum. I’m Doug Blackmon. How much power does the President of the United States really have? With the stroke …