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… to the United States. To combat this potential threat, President Roosevelt suggests an “increase in armament … Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, members of the 77th Congress: I … other nations, great and small. Therefore, as your President, performing my constitutional duty to "give to the …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… is my biased Kennedy staffer’s view coming in—that President Carter was dropping the ball on dealing with the … work? Myers In retrospect, really important. But no President seemed to want to touch it after that. [William] … ] one of those Simpsonesque quotes from that time. No President wanted to invoke the ire of the employer community, …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… it was very personal because I was nominated by the first President [George H.W.] Bush in the fall of 1990, and from … Whether it’s the realization that you’re not going to be President—and again, I don’t have the insight, I’m not the … were in Boston—I think it was 2000. It was with then-Vice President Gore. We were doing an event, I was there, Senator …
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… it is officially known—the congressional decree that gave President Lyndon Johnson a broad mandate to wage war in … six years later, on June 24, 1970, long after Johnson's presidency had become another casualty of the Vietnam War, …
The August 1964 passage of the Tonkin Gulf resolution was a pivotal moment in the escalation of the Vietnam War. But what was the incident that provoked its passage?
Presidential Speeches
… of the federal and local government system. The President spends some time addressing the volatile situation …
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… In 1980, Senator Ted Kennedy ran against incumbent President Jimmy Carter. From our Edward M. Kennedy Oral … remember writing notes every time I’ve sat down with a President about what we were going to do, or what I was going …
In 1980, Senator Ted Kennedy ran against incumbent President Jimmy Carter. From our Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project, Kennedy reflected back on that convention.
Presidential Speeches
… and driven out of Italy. To boost military funding, the President introduces the third war loan drive. …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… come through. Knott When Senator Kennedy ran against President [Jimmy] Carter in 1980, did you take a position on … It had to do with the fact that I thought an incumbent President should be supported, should have a chance to a … who had the soul of an Irish poet, actually invited me to preside over the House when Medicare was passed. I’ve still …
Presidential Speeches
… President Donald Trump announces the death of Abu Bakr …
Presidential Speeches
… in Europe at some point in the future. Furthermore, the President assesses the country’s “production progress” and … Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, members of the 78th Congress: This …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… Knott Right. Taylor He and George Miller went to work on President Bush after the bill was passed, and they got him to … on this issue, which doesn’t mean I think well of the President at all. Knott Do you think Kennedy sees this whole … wish him luck. I was invited to the White House when the President was giving his State of the Union message, because …
Presidential Speeches
… In his first State of the Union address, President George W. Bush focuses on the United States’ … Thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, members of Congress, distinguished guests, … down on terror, and I admire the strong leadership of President Musharraf. But some governments will be timid in …
Presidential Speeches
… The President outlines his response to the Whiskey Rebellion in …
Miller Center Scholars
… commission on election reform, chaired by former Presidents Carter and Ford, that led to successful passage of … He is one of the few individuals ever to serve on the President’s Intelligence Advisory Boards for presidents of …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… the middle. Of course by then, Mills wanted to run for President, so he wanted to do something with Kennedy. They … it. I wanted to leap over and grab him and say, You’re the President. That’s not what you are paid for. We didn’t get a … this accord. I remember this because [Ronald] Reagan was President at the time with his index cards. You thought there …
Presidential Speeches
… between aiding the Allies and maintaining neutrality. The President announces a new proclamation declaring American … that goes back to the days of the Administration of President George Washington. It is serious enough and tragic …
Presidential Speeches
… more the only title in our democracy superior to that of President, the title of citizen. Of Vice President Mondale, … to say a few words about this most special office, the Presidency of the United States. This is at once the most … him success, and Godspeed. I know from experience that Presidents have to face major issues that are controversial, …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… think it was Jimmy King—called me and asked if I—I was the president of the House Officers Association at that time, and … that in the past. It may have been a stepping stone to the Presidency. I don’t know, but it seems to me they were very …
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… researched and compellingly crafted biography of the 40th president’s second wife, Washington Post columnist Karen … review at the Washington Post Even opponents of the Reagan presidency and Nancy Reagan’s performance as First Lady might … end of Hollywood westerns, Nancy leaned over the former president’s casket, wept and choked out the words, “I can’t …
In “The Triumph of Nancy Reagan,” her deeply researched and compellingly crafted biography of the 40th president’s second wife, Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty paints a striking portrait of how this unique partnership shaped Ronald Reagan’s political career, from the California governor’s mansion to the White House.