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Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… last time was about labor issues. Myers Right. Heininger What were [Edward M.] Kennedy's labor priorities? If you had … but of lesser priority, were things like workplace safety, job training, things of that sort, but the minimum-wage … raised the minimum wage, then a lot of those low-income jobs at McDonald's or other low-wage businesses would …
Presidential Biographies
… admission to college. After a brief period of doing odd jobs and getting into trouble, Johnson managed to enter … almost a century. He also pushed for America's entry into what would become known as the Space Race. By 1960—after two …
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… system on a breakthrough path to reasonable health. What is needed is your determined presidential leadership, … line—maybe on a fourth or fifth attempt—can get solid jobs and face little further enforcement risk, that’s a big …
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… for a broader conversation about big-picture questions: What does it really mean to be nonpartisan? What will it look … J. Antholis, July 27 Ex-Trump staffers should not get plum jobs at elite universities, Vox , Nicole Hemmer, July 30 … White House Director Of Legislative Affairs Discusses New Job At UVA , NPR All Things Considered , August 17 Short …
Exploring the many sides on the appointment of Marc Short as a senior fellow at the Miller Center.
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… Everybody in the room has taken a pledge that what is talked about in here stays in here or on the tape. … issues here were economic development in order to generate jobs, but not the standard Democratic, minority, liberal … creating jobs. There’s a certain formulaic nature to the job creation process, and you can’t be a traditional …
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… is timeless. Each generation of Americans must define what it means to be an American. . . . [T]he urgent question … . . . We must invest more in our own people, in their jobs, and in their future, and at the same time cut our …
In his first speech as president, Bill Clinton sought to acknowledge frustration and project hope
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… It’s no wonder that allies around the globe are asking, “What’s happening to the United States?” … a devastating response while declining to specify exactly what form that response might take. Consistent with that … June 14, 2022 WHAT ERDOGAN HAS WROUGHT? Miller Center Senior Fellow Eric …
Presidential Biographies
… director had rescued the Reagan governorship, wanted the job. Some members of Reagan's transition advisory committee … Deaver as Baker's assistant. One of Deaver's main jobs was maintaining daily liaison with Nancy Reagan. Baker, … had identified the loose monetary policies that had led to what economists called "The Great Inflation" of the 1970s as …
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… President Nixon: I think you need a team. This is a big job. But you need a commander of the team and maybe--” Bob … Nixon: Are we putting too much of a load [ unclear ]? What is--” Haldeman: Well, it's structured so he can get--” …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… confess that I got about halfway through it and I thought, What in the world did we leave undone? It was about 175 … I don't think that was in the first interview, do tell. What's the story on that? Friendly I'm trying to remember …
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… upward economic mobility. Access to effective education, job opportunities, and the tools necessary for economic and … a platform for fair private sector competition and robust job creation. The address should also insist that the … that draw on the best data and research to understand what works and that use those lessons to inform continuous …
It is imperative that the next presidential administration dedicate its first year to policies designed to catalyze upward economic mobility for the millions currently left behind.
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… 1987, probably in January, when he interviewed me for a job on his Labor and Human Resources Committee staff. Heininger What were your first impressions of him? Hartle Well, it’s …
Oral History Interviews
| Jimmy Carter Project… concludes with Moe's thoughts on the 1980 campaign, what a second Carter term would have looked like, and the … from the campaign transition into the first few months, or what you would define as the settling in period. Then we … Berman persuaded me to come to Washington and take his job as administrative assistant to Senator Mondale. I should …
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… abuse of emergency powers and to explicitly define what constitutes an emergency. “We can build in checks that … Institute of Democracy, the event offered insight into what it takes to report on the inner workings of the White … consistently seek out truth, the panelists stressed. “Our job is to confront” powerful leaders “because we are the …
The Miller Center convened experts to consider reforming the presidency
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… healthcare is a big issue, education is a big issue, and jobs are a big issue—the kitchen table issues facing American … and the political establishment wasn’t there yet, because what had happened was that [Ronald] Reagan had been the … sharply reduced protections against discrimination on the job because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin or …
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… that her husband had died of his wounds. The two discussed what would become the most pressing concern for the president … Johnson: Uh-huh. Well, you've done a—you done a great job there, and I hope you'll let me know anything—any … is talk to the Attorney General [W. Ramsey Clark] and see what kind of a finding his legislature's got to make.5 In the …
Secret White House recordings as President Johnson faces an America rocked by the April 4 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Oral History Interviews
| George W. Bush Project… that he was there, so I went and interviewed and got the job. Perry What year were you by then? Kavanaugh That was for my senior …
Presidential Biographies
… child and as a white child,” Obama later recalled. “And so what I benefited from is a multiplicity of cultures that all … notes in his 2007 book, Obama: From Promise to Power , the job gave Obama “his first deep immersion into the African …
Presidential Speeches
… report to work in 48 hours, they will be fired from their jobs. The President then takes questions along with Attorney … million increase in salaries and benefits. This is twice what other government employees can expect. It was granted in … employees, a sworn affidavit, when they accepted their jobs: "I am not participating in any strike against the …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… and continued my education in the evenings. Heininger What did your husband do? Veremkroit My husband was a Ph.D. … boss, and they wanted me to quit. I said, I can’t leave my job, because my husband too was asked to leave his position. … officials called me and said, If your brothers leave their jobs, then you will receive permission to emigrate. So of …