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Presidential Biographies
… policies. He argued for the elimination of special interests from politics, direct primaries, and graduated … Monopolies would be made to operate in the public interest rather than solely in the interest of their … he probably would have won the election in view of the fact that Taft and Roosevelt won a larger combined popular …
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… was a new man and that the Cold War was over, despite that fact that nothing fundamental had really happened, and that … long in the later period. But Gorbachev never showed any interest in transforming the Soviet Union. He did do one … all along—or at least I did—that Yeltsin, in fact, was interested only in power, and that there was little for us to …
Presidential Recordings
… pm. Cabinet -Briefing -John Volpe's proposal -Economic fact sheet -Cabinet meeting -John B. Connally -George P. … D. Roosevelt -Business community -Pierre Rinfret -Dun’s -Interests -Unemployment -Arthur F. Burns -Dan Rather …
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… I] shared the same perspective toward work. We have great interest in peace promotion and justice. So from the very …
Excerpts from Miller Center oral history interviews with previous winners.
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… times, both parties agree that the first three are, in fact, structural problems. Moreover, there is some good … revenue should cover all government spending other than interest payments. As long as the budget is in primary … from health care costs, and the need for more revenues. Interestingly, there is bipartisan consensus on the first …
A new president’s first budget will and should reflect the vision on which he or she campaigned. It must also reflect the nation’s fiscal and economic needs, both cyclical and structural.
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… an internal improvement bill, and had to face the fact that the Republicans would lose control of the House in … the “dead white guy” presidents. However, his story is an interesting one and certainly deserves a read. One interesting topic is that, as a young lawyer, Arthur tried …
Our First Year team of experts offers essential readings on the 21st president.
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… the yearning of the American people for a fresh start. The fact that Gerald Ford ran him so close was equally eloquent … in offering solutions is his perception of the national interest, with little regard to short-term or narrow … been based on a thoroughly considered assessment of US interests and have had an intrinsic strategic soundness, …
Peter Jay offered remarkably acute observations about an unorthodox president and his times
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… back the number of Irish individuals in this country, in fact? Remember, we’re talking families and reunification and … He had three or four major issues that my brother had been interested in, and he included this one, which was the green … was very discriminatory against immigrants from Asia. Interestingly, I’ve seen comments in recent years that not …
Ted Kennedy works with President Johnson to reform America's discriminatory immigration laws
Presidential Recordings
… -Mention by name -Release of POWs -Presentation of facts -Politics -Mention by name Henry A. Kissinger entered … Skyhawks -1972 election -Jewish community -Israel-US interests -Soviet-Jewish emigration -Jacob K. Javits -The …
Presidential Biographies
… of First Lady. Rose Cleveland was a "bluestocking," more interested in pursuing scholarly endeavors than in … Rose Cleveland would not serve as First Lady for long. In fact, by 1886 Americans expected to welcome a new First Lady … House after the social season because of the relentless interest the press showed in the new First Lady. In fact, …
Presidential Biographies
… After finding “the country divided and distracted and every interest depressed,” Hayes was proud that, upon leaving the … howled that he was destroying their organizations. In fact, Hayes introduced about all the reform that could be … the last President in the 19th century who was genuinely interested in preserving voting rights for blacks. Hayes was …
Presidential Biographies
… for promotion of foreign commerce and newly developing interest in protection of domestic industry. A further complication was the fact that administration supporters had lost control of … tariffs to protect mid-Atlantic and western agricultural interests—levies on raw wool, flax, molasses, hemp, and …
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… description, recasting the authority of the office.” 1 In fact, “public opinion went hand in hand with the Progressive … who for decades had argued that they represented the interests of their loyal partisan voters. But, during the … people—as defined by journalists, newspaper editors, and interest groups. Like other progressives, TR saw media as the …
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… law and order. In the end, racism was too deep, and interest in Reconstruction faded away. One could argue he was also hampered by the fact no one subscribed to a strong executive; it was the age … constitutional, within the law, and for the very best interests of the whole people. Failures have been errors of …
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… Global withdrawal means cutting the bonds of mutual interest. From its beginnings, the U.S. has been a commercial … is interactive. As Trump said, every country puts its interests first. However, the problem with an isolationist … Global withdrawal means cutting the bonds of mutual interest. From its beginnings, the U.S. has been a commercial …
The problem with an isolationist interpretation of “America First” is that America is not isolated. Global withdrawal means cutting the bonds of mutual interest. From its beginnings, the U.S. has been a commercial nation, and it has been the political and economic center of the global order for the last 70 years. Making America great again requires global leadership, and leadership is interactive. China is not an obstacle to American leadership, but China policy is its greatest challenge.
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… America has reached a regrettable point of regression. In fact, the Supreme Court has dipped below 30 percent in the … of those weapons. Sadly—for him, for our national interest, and for the world—his national security team seems … Turkey’s standing in Europe and its long-term geopolitical interests (as opposed to his short-term domestic political …
Presidential Speeches
… the laws and proclamations about equality from rhetoric to fact by persevering together for the sake of the entire … society would be to fail to ask what the national interest requires of all its citizens. The law cannot save … men's skins, emancipation will be a proclamation but not a fact. To the extent that the proclamation of emancipation is …
Presidential Biographies
… race in Iowa in 1998 as a Democrat despite the fact that Republicans had held the seat for the previous … highly agricultural state. Many feared, however, that his interest would push him to be partial to the corn-growing …
Presidential Recordings
… -Press release -Content John B. Connally -Conflict of interest -Financial situation -Position with White House … -Consultation -Public service -Compensation -Conflict of interests -Divertiture -Law practice analogy -Operational … to judicial process -Defendants -Justice -Disclosure of facts -Grand jury indictments -Jury trial -Committee’s …
Presidential Recordings
… -Press release -Content John B. Connally -Conflict of interest -Financial situation -Position with White House … -Consultation -Public service -Compensation -Conflict of interests -Divertiture -Law practice analogy -Operational … to judicial process -Defendants -Justice -Disclosure of facts -Grand jury indictments -Jury trial -Committee’s …