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Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… New York, New York … all of the national values. He was a hero of Space, the new age. He came from an important state—Ohio. I’ve forgotten … He wanted to say to the world and to the Soviets, We’ll deal with you as governments, but my heart is with the …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… New York, New York … linking it with the Magna Carta, so we didn’t have to deal very much with the British Government.But I remember … I remember Bobby was considering running for the Senate in New York.The decision had not been made at that time. Young … tougher and rougher than politics anywhere else.You’re dealing with an incredible number of ethnic groups and …
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… that had sustained the Democratic Party since Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. Powerful social forces would make it difficult for … train carried the body of slain presidential candidate and New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy from New York’s Penn Station … that had sustained the Democratic Party since Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. Powerful social forces would make it …
The fractures developing in American society in the 1960s ripped apart the diverse coalition that had sustained the Democratic Party since Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. Powerful social forces would make it difficult for any presidential candidate to forge a viable liberal coalition for decades to come.
Presidential Speeches
… Five weeks before mid-term elections, President Roosevelt addresses the relationship between management, … both labor and business for not fully cooperating with New Deal reforms but perhaps comes down harder on business, hinting at Roosevelt's movement to the left. …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… New York, New York … General, if the father said, Ted is going to be the new Senator. That’s it, Jack was not—he had enough … I’m trading on a famous name. I want to change it to Teddy Roosevelt.’ Just totally fiction, you understand. Anyway, it …
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… Every administration since FDR's New Deal has had to consider the appropriate role of government … Franklin Roosevelt | Harry Truman | Dwight Eisenhower | John Kennedy | … to argue that freedom included “freedom from want.” His New Deal, however, steered clear of pushing the government …
Every administration since FDR's New Deal has had to consider the appropriate role of government in securing the nation's health
Presidential Speeches
… Roosevelt makes three observations in this address: he … the Supreme Court, and condemns the opponents of the New Deal. Most notably, Roosevelt announces his intention to … unforeseen events, there will be no session until the new Congress, to be elected in November, assembles next …
Oral History Interviews
| George W. Bush Project… Senator, New Hampshire … Rye Beach, New Hampshire … recognition in 1952, when Robert Taft ran for President. New Hampshire had an early primary. It wasn’t intended to be … was George. Nelson George W.? Gregg George W. Not a great deal, but he would come up to Washington occasionally to do …
Public Events
… joins the Miller Center's Barbara Perry to discuss his new book, The Last 100 Days: FDR at War and at Peace. It's a revealing portrait of the end of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s life and presidency. Drawing on new evidence, … of the United Nations, the reinvigoration of the New Deal, and the possibility of a Jewish homeland in …
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… and ratified during the protracted reign of Franklin Roosevelt, with profound consequences: the president, rather … the War on Terror established “homeland security” as a new national government responsibility, extending the … conflicts that were seemingly settled by the New Deal. Each party in Congress either aligned with or …
Executive-centered partisanship has dangerously weakened the constitutional role of Congress
Presidential Speeches
… the achievements of the seventy-third Congress, Roosevelt addresses the mounting criticism of his New Deal strategy-- most notably former President Herbert … happiness and enjoyment, we will try to give them a new chance in new surroundings. The second step was recovery, …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… Columnist, The New York Times … on merit. There was one ceremony where four or five new judges were sworn in here in Boston. One of them was … few times with his immigration person. He has a woman who deals with immigration cases here in Boston. She’s like a …
Presidential Speeches
… Responding to an improved economy, Roosevelt sought to balance the budget by cutting back many of the New Deal reforms. These cutbacks drove the economy into a new … and public utility holding companies and the issuance of new securities, in our provision for social security itself, …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… New York, New York … of running. I’d become a pretty active Democrat in New York, particularly active by standards of Wall Street, … results in New Hampshire and how the President was able to deal with those things. Altman Like everybody else, I thought …
Presidential Speeches
… On the eve of the 1936 election, President Franklin Roosevelt defends the New Deal and seems to relish in the Republican attacks. He … because in 1936 they know. And with them stand millions of new recruits who have come to know. Their hopes have become … consequences, would risk the disruption of the hope for a new peace between worker and employer by returning to the …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… New York, New York … President Clinton was doing and the whole concept of the New Democrats. But I guess it was also chiming with what I … “state-ism,” if you like, of the 1930s and the 1940s, the New Deal concept, was really not a concept fitted for the …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… New York, New York … interview today to get into areas that maybe you didn’t deal with thoroughly in the book. There are a couple of broad … set up. More generally, how did you go about creating a new institution that got very effectively fitted into a …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… New York, New York … Because he wanted to be loved. The Washington Post and the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal were critical. … from New York. I’m a lawyer from New York and we’ve had dealings together in the past. We’ve been on cases together … subpoenaed. Normally what somebody would do, when you’re dealing with the White House, you would call up the White …
Presidential Speeches
… about his proposal to restructure the Supreme Court, Roosevelt criticizes conservative judges who blocked important New Deal programs and advocates a restructuring of the … depression we will not allow ourselves to run around in new circles of futile discussion and debate, always …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… New York, New York … of us were working extremely hard. The subject matter was new to us, we had tons of homework. We didn’t have much time … be a fan of her. I was around the Kennedy family a great deal then because Teddy and I did everything together at that …