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Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… Affairs. We do oral histories primarily on the American Presidency, but we’ve segued now into the Legislative Branch, … a matter of fact, I was selected to make the response to President Reagan when he made the speech to the nation about … always sort of a competition to see who could defame the President’s budget the most. I mean, the budgets really …
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… gain more foreign affairs power, the House requests that President Washington release all pertinent documents and … information which the Constitution has enjoined upon the President as a duty to give, or which could be required of … been, as it will continue to be, while I have the honor to preside in the Government, my constant endeavour to harmonize …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… him and Bobby the summer before, when Bobby’s campaign for President was underway, and the Ambassador couldn’t speak at … him? Sorensen Then of course came his second try for the Presidency in 1980. I was again involved in those meetings, … the wrong thing on Meet the Press, because whatever the President’s brother said would have been interpreted around …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… adventure in so many ways, because his brother had been President just for two years and he was from Massachusetts, … of America. That was one of the early things that President [John F.] Kennedy had to deal with and I was just …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… Richard Riley, former Secretary of Education under President [William J.] Clinton, on September 8, 2008. Why … on the stage. Heininger Right. Riley I was on the stage. I presided over the convention for some two or three hours, … party in 1960, when Jack Kennedy was running for President. My father headed up his campaign. There were …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… Let me go back to a point. The fact that he followed a President—and followed a very visible Cabinet member and … Massachusetts. Everyone who knew that family went to the President, of course, went to the Attorney General, and … question. Do you think he would have made a great President? Galbraith: Oh sure, no question about that. Being …
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… and he outlines the internal issues with trade. The President summarizes the military situation and foreign …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… say they didn’t view it that way. To some extent, when President Bush talked about the bigotry of low expectations, … Boehner is a very conservative person. He said to the President a couple of times, These reforms are going to be expensive. You’ve got to put up the money. The President said to us in at least two of the meetings in the …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… interview, and he’s in Boston, Jim Mongan. I think he’s president of Mass General Hospital. He’s a physician, and he … good stuff, and it will put you in a great spot to run for President. Heininger How much of that do you think factored …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… not. He’ll mention them: Jack said this, or Yes, but the President did this, and Jack was just in the Senate. He knows … but I called him on November 22, the anniversary of the President’s death, as I always do. He had been to—I can’t … during his career in the Senate as most— Edmund Reggie —Presidents would hope to do. Young Would hope to do. Edmund …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… Much of your career has been with the Senator and Vice President Gore. Why did you end up working for Gore? Marshall … Hart predate that class? Marshall Yes. Al Gore ran for President in ’87/’88. I was the deputy campaign manager, and … him as a White House lobbyist—and also because of the Vice President’s position—I was a Senate leadership staffer also, …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… Not particularly. But if he’s thinking of running for President—and you’d have to ask him—if he’s thinking of … job. That was the year Senator Kennedy was running for President, so he wasn’t there all the time. My job in part … have not have gone perfectly. I think it went all right. President Clinton was interested in a number of different …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… at the time of the 1980 Presidential election. When President [Ronald] Reagan was elected, although I certainly … significant opposition. As we know now, the power of the Presidency is very important. The combination of the …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… been introduced in early 1990 and ultimately was vetoed by President [George H.W.] Bush the first, and the veto was … story, conversation, I had with the Senator. It was in the President’s Room. This was actually in ’89, right after my …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… backs than you do,” having gone through it all to help the President [John F. Kennedy]. So we packed up and flew out … about that? Gargan Well, for years, especially after the President’s death, Bobby would be like the Pied Piper. It was … recollections from when he challenged Jimmy Carter for the Presidency in 1980? Gargan Not really. Not anything dramatic. …
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… to the war effort by Americans on the home front. The President credits the Spirit of Liberty, the freedom of the … peace rounded on justice, fair dealing, and tolerance. As President of the United States, I proclaim Sunday, September …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… that’s right. I really did not have much to do with the President. In 1962 I was interested politically, and that’s … Teddy in a run for the Senate and how it would affect the President. Young Too many Kennedys in Washington, maybe. Or … before his first term was even over. You look at how many Presidents have come and gone during this period of time, and …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… Did you see any changes in him after he ran for the Presidency in 1980? Danforth No, not to say that there … particular issue, knowing you’re going to be opposing the President on it. Danforth Yes, I’ll leave that for other … objective. So how can you get something passed over the President’s veto? Well, you have to have virtually all of the …
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… From the White House's Rose Garden, President Bush remarks on the situation in New Orleans, …
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… If I were to advise the next president on inauguration eve, I would remind him or her that … If I were to advise the next president on inauguration eve, I would remind him or her that … The critical question at the commencement of any new presidency is “what time is it?” The answer is seldom …
If I were to advise the next president on inauguration eve, I would remind him or her that the oath they will take the following midday will start an implacable four year countdown. But I would also point out that the calendar is only one measure of time for the nation’s political leader.