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Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… I went in and met with Melody Barnes and got a sense of what the job was like. It seemed very interesting, in a way, for me to …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… unusual for Washington. But it gave me an awareness of what was going on that was much greater than that of other … that summer to help on the convention preparations, and my job was actually to be the body person for Olympia Dukakis, …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… for the transcriber so he or she will know who is saying what, and so we’ll go around the table here. Young I’m Jim … people I knew at the campaign from my various government jobs and people who had worked with me in the government who …
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… to your organization, to a respect and appreciation of what you do. I talked about maneuvering government … in public service for a long time is that the everyday jobs of government—to make things more efficient, more fair, …
Five ways to move forward with executive branch reform
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… say that. I received an odd phone call today about a job on Capitol Hill, but I don't know anything else. Let me … Heininger You do? Williams I do, as of last month. What he uses me for now is when there are funerals, like I … success you've achieved since you've left his employ, or what job title you have. At the end of the day, once a …
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… and Reinventing the Melting Pot: The New Immigrants and What It Means to Be American (Basic Books, 2004). From 1987 … to help unite workers in seventeen states to improve their jobs and the services they provide in their communities. An …
On May 15, 2008, the National Discussion and Debate Series hosted the final debate of its 2007-2008 season in the New York Public Library. Four participants had one hour to debate the proposed resolution: Our national interests require a path to citizenship for the 12 million illegal immigrants presently here.
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… legislation, particularly education, national service, and job training and job-related issues. As I’ve previously … there were opportunities in the education, healthcare, jobs, and civil rights areas. In fact, during the first … under Clinton back during the first Bush Administration. What I remember particularly is that the second Education …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… May 3, in Boston. We’ve had a conversation about what to cover in this series of interviews and how, and now … is going to contain a lot of disparate thoughts. Young What’s very important is to get Nick Littlefield talking from … needed to focus a little bit more on the law, so I took a job in the United States Attorney’s Office in the Southern …
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… immigration restriction in the name of national security, job protection, and ethnic and racial hierarchy. No other … a meritocratic admissions policy that asked immigrants, “What can you do for our country?” “We ought to never ask,” he …
Nearly every new president of the modern era has viewed the nation’s immigration policies as deeply flawed. Yet few of these modern executives have been willing to make immigration reform—one of the most dangerous issues in American politics—central to their agenda. Even fewer have had a measure of success doing so.
Oral History Interviews
| George W. Bush Project… Committee. I’d be interested in your observations about what you were picking up about Washington and public service … but probably afterward, about the possibility of the job as head of the Criminal Division. I said sure, and I went …
Public Events
… National security problems are almost inevitable. Job growth, immigration, and racial tension will test our new … are almost inevitable in the first year. It’s clear that job growth, immigration, racial tension, and a long list of …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… people who did all the trial work—magnificent opportunity. What they did is they threw you in court right away. It’s … assistant to Joe Clark of Pennsylvania. Those jobs didn’t seem nearly as appealing as what he described …
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… will shape the rest of this presidency…and the next one. What can history tell us about what lies ahead? To answer … can win. Even with this economy, President Trump’s job approval rating has hovered in the low 40 percent range. …
Miller Center director and CEO writes about how past presidencies dealt with the big issues—and how they will impact next year's election
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… was driven around by a state trooper, and they didn’t know what the speed limits were—Wow! Did we move! And you don’t … Ted Kennedy. He said, How can I prove it to you? She said, What’s your brother Jack’s birthday? and he couldn’t …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… beginning? When did you first meet [Edward] Kennedy and what were your first impressions of him? Donovan I first met … and then it was Senator Kennedy who offered me the job. I remember him telling me how important it was to have … oftentimes want to know the facts and the substance of what's happening with the content of the legislation. We had …
Presidential Speeches
… administration's approach to energy. He promises to create jobs and money by opening up natural resources to be … in this department. He has really done a terrific job, and he’s also a cheerleader—he’s really a cheerleader. I … energy policy—one that unlocks million and millions of jobs and trillions of dollars in wealth. For over 40 years, …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… anybody else with Ted Kennedy. Souliotis Right. Heininger What was it like at the very beginning? Souliotis It was very … you were male or female as long as you could do the job. He came and called me in, and asked, What do you need? …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… and said she had a friend who might be good for the job. He said, Oh, yes? What about her? She has a college degree from Mount Holyoke. …
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… is an edited transcript of the interview. Q: What was your initial reaction to President Trump's … establishment? Does it have any effect on the day-to-day jobs of people that you spent so many years working with? …
On Wednesday, July 18, Miller Center Senior Fellow Eric Edelman, a 30-year veteran diplomat, former ambassador to Finland and Turkey, and former National Security Advisor to Vice President Dick Cheney, offered his thoughts on President Trump's controversial press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He also assessed the president's performance during the NATO meeting that preceded it and the ongoing course of U.S. diplomacy.
Oral History Interviews
| George W. Bush Project… before you became an important person in the White House? What was your family background? Feaver When I was in third … wanted that kind of career. I got my PhD and then got the job at Duke. I tried to maintain a toe in both waters through …