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… offices. The Trumps’ daughters, Elizabeth and Maryanne, did not work for the family business. Donald and Robert Trump … ultimately fatal battle with addiction as the reason he does not drink. Robert died in 2020 and Maryanne died in … Donald Trump: Life Before the Presidency …
Donald John Trump was born on June 14, 1946, the fourth of five children of Mary Anne MacLeod Trump and her husband, Frederick Christ Trump, Sr.
Presidential Biographies
… 2016, in what was widely seen as a surprise upset victory. He was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States on January 20, 2017. By the …
Public Events
… 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' …
Public Events
… 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 …
Public Events
… 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 …
Public Events
… 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 …
Public Events
… 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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… The “General” Election is a four-part blog series examining how career generals won the presidency and governed … “General” Election is a four-part blog series examining how George Washington , Zachary Taylor , Ulysses S. Grant, and Dwight Eisenhower, all career generals, won the presidency and how effective they were once in office. 1868 …
The “General” Election is a four-part blog series examining how career generals won the presidency and governed
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… So close to his leaving office, it is hard to know how history will remember the Biden presidency, but certainly he will be remembered for his almost half-century of public …
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… Long before Joe Biden’s 2025 cancer diagnosis, he had suffered major life calamities with two family … by the time he’s thirty. And then, he’s going to be president.” They married in 1966. Their son Beau was born in …
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… Russell Riley describes when U.S. presidents have modified institutional practices to address … smallpox inoculation—and in general to deploy forces as he saw fit, unencumbered by meaningful congressional … seeks to be an emergency-empowered leader. First, presidents have successfully claimed vast powers in each of …
Russell Riley describes when U.S. presidents have modified institutional practices to address emergencies.
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… Behind the scenes of how President Reagan handled the 1981 air traffic controllers … they have forfeited their jobs and will be terminated,” President Ronald Reagan said at a press conference on August … off the job. Two days later, when most PATCO workers did not return, it became clear that Reagan was not bluffing. …
Behind the scenes of how President Reagan handled the 1981 air traffic controllers strike
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… by the Miller Center interviewed John H. Sununu about how David Souter's name rose to the top of George H. W. … appointments are the greatest nightmare any Governor or President has. I know of nothing you do where you are truly … can ask about his appointment, is it [William J.] Brennan, did he appoint Brennan?—you can ask Nixon about his …
Nominated by George H. W. Bush, Souter surprised conservatives and delighted liberals.
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… Year team of experts offers essential readings on the 2nd president … The first year of a new president’s first term is always a crucible. But often it’s … and experts recommend the ones most worth reading. How do you follow George Washington? It is difficult. John …
Our First Year team of experts offers essential readings on the 2nd president
Presidential Biographies
… When President Richard Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974, Gerald Ford assumed the presidency, telling Americans, "Our long national nightmare … Nixon of all crimes associated with the Watergate scandal. He granted, "a full, free, and absolute pardon unto Richard …
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… Early in President Reagan’s 1st year in office, March 30, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. attempted to assassinate the president. Through the Miller Center's Reagan Oral History … On March 30, 1981, fewer than 100 days into President Ronald Reagan’s first year in office, John Hinckley …
Early in President Reagan’s 1st year in office, March 30, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. attempted to assassinate the president. Through the Miller Center's Reagan Oral History Project, members of his administration remember the day.
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… Finnegan Biden and Joseph Robinette Biden Sr., Joey, as he was known, was a scrappy kid from a working-class, Irish … accompanies the affliction. Kindergarten speech therapy did not work, so he decided to fight the battle on his own. … Joe Biden: Life Before the Presidency …
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… Nixon’s behalf, but it remains uncertain whether the President knew of plans for either crime before it was … White House chief of staff, and John D. Ehrlichman, the President’s chief domestic policy adviser, both blamed the … used drugs, and enjoyed helicopter flights in which he would take potshots at the Vietnamese below.” Haldeman …
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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… envisioned that Congress could legislate to give the president the authority to deal with those emergencies while … But in making these delegations to the executive, Congress did not intend to remove all friction from presidential uses of emergency powers. Today, presidents often rely on two of these statutes to unlock …
Friction in the U.S. government can produce better policies—but emergency powers now empower frictionless government