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… succeeded where no other Democrat had since Franklin Roosevelt: he was reelected to a second term. Clinton also … trial by the U.S. Senate. He fashioned himself as a "New Democrat" and has frequently been referred to as the … "Whitewater" investigation of Clinton's financial dealings in Arkansas, peaking just prior to the midterm …
Oral History Interviews
| Gerald Ford Project… includes almost everybody in the administration who deals with the President through that process—are going to … complexity of the issues that the President has to deal with and the enormous malorganization, misorganization, … programs. You’re innovative, bold, ambitious. That means new ideas, new spending. Let’s face it, that’s been so since …
Oral History Interviews
| Ronald Reagan Project… that nothing goes out until I say OK in writing. Is that a deal? Young That’s fine. Baker All right. Then we can be very … who had gone out and walked the extra mile for him in New Jersey, particularly, and Ohio—states that had their …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… with the shutdowns. One module we talked about dealing with—and maybe this is the best place to start—is … coddling welfare recipients. More important, it would be a new way to fight poverty. As he would later say, he probably …
Oral History Interviews
| George W. Bush Project… Hennessey The Kennedy School every two years does their new members program, right after Election Day where they … starting to be successful and you get buoyed and then a deal falls apart or you put your boss out there and recommend … mood isn’t any worse than it was in 1998 when we were dealing with the Monica Lewinsky and impeachment. It felt at …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… Ireland. She’s back now. I ran into her on the streets of New York not so long ago, but I don’t see her socially or … Bobby. At that time he was on the editorial board of the New York Times , so he wrote all the editorials on domestic …
Oral History Interviews
| George W. Bush Project… he was out of office we had Thanksgiving together up in New Jersey at Mary’s brother’s. So our families became close. … Towey When the President was going to announce me in the Roosevelt Room on February first I went in and I said—this … I expect to be invited into the Oval for the portion that deals with the faith-based initiative. I’m going over to the …
Oral History Interviews
| Ronald Reagan Project… Nixon. Richard Nixon could tell you a county chairman in New Mexico. Ronald Reagan would hardly know his national … coming right down to the moment of truth. And then cut the deal, make the bargain. Part of a reasonably good bargain is …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… before and the run up to the trial, the focus was on dealing with the trial, and Greg Craig was the Senator's … of the internals, we were behind Romney, you know, "has new ideas." I think we were still ahead on "cares about … started going around saying the Kennedys got a sweetheart deal to build the Furniture Mart in southwest Washington, …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… Heininger This is an interview with Joseph Califano in New York, on the 23rd of January. Why don't you tell me when … that good on that. I remember him calling me. I remember dealing with Johnson. Whatever is in the book is right. … would have mandated employers--starting the way [Franklin] Roosevelt started the minimum wage--we'd mandate the big …
Oral History Interviews
| Ronald Reagan Project… profession of public recreation for communities, which was new at that time. I was director of parks and recreation for … that happens out there. But the best candidates to deal with, and to work with, are those who have that. A lot …
Oral History Interviews
| George W. Bush Project… record keeping in the White House; appointment of a new Attorney General; judicial appointments; the firing of … the campaign about the Reagan administration, this was the new start, so to speak, and it was something I knew he liked. … it is not. Recreational use of drugs, except for selling, dealing, I should say, but if people have used drugs, even …
Oral History Interviews
| Jimmy Carter Project… execution of policy, working on implementation, and for dealing with all the Governors, mayors, etc. That was my … interesting experience to stay in Washington and watch the new administration operate the way we have. I think Jack’s …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… of the junior class, beginning in the autumn of 1964. The new freshman class came in, and people interested in student … body and people like Bill Clinton obviously added a good deal to the sense of diversity. Riley I guess I'm trying to … or the right place, but at a place, nevertheless, where new opportunities presented themselves and I could always …
Public Events
… the presidency, has changed and declined over time, in his new book, "The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of … on politics and foreign policy. He’s just published a new and important volume entitled: The Impossible Presidency: … in it, from Washington to Jackson to Lincoln to Theodore Roosevelt to Franklin Roosevelt, expanded the powers of the …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… I came back early and won by several votes, and it was a new opportunity for leadership in the Senate. So we were off … Sarge [Sargent Shriver] on the ticket. I campaigned a good deal for George. I’d say I spent half of the last 10 days … made any overtures. Young Was that generally true of his dealings with the Senate in the Carter years? Kennedy Yes. It …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… and we had a very interesting discussion. I was a new Governor and excited about that in Washington. I came … his. The question is how do you move it next? How do you deal with all the things you’re talking about? In fact the … his group also were involved in all of those policy issues dealing with Bill Clinton. But as Mike pointed out, he didn’t …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… been involved in the Democratic Leadership Council, the New Democrat movement in its original founding 20-plus years … very strongly about his childhood there. But I had no dealings with him in the campaign. He was very popular when …
Presidential Recordings
… of the State address -Sacramento, California; Albany, New York -Press coverage -Publicity -Special revenue sharing … -Centralization of power in Washington -Franklin D. Roosevelt, Johnson’s administration -New Deal, Fair Deal, Great Society -State government compared …
Oral History Interviews
| Ronald Reagan Project… politically conservative and disagreed with the [Franklin] Roosevelt administration and the New Deal and had fairly well developed views of that kind. I …