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… analyzes and transcribes the secret tapes that U.S. presidents made from 1940 to 1973, spanning from Franklin … “This is not the first time in recent history that the president has sought to turn over the fighting in an ongoing …
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… Republicans and Democrats pulling together to help the new president lead the most effective first year possible. That's … the First Year Project , an ambitious effort devoted to a president’s make-or-break first year. The project focuses on …
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… a regular liberal vote on the bench who was nominated by President Bill Clinton, sat down twice with Miller Center … For the Supreme Court, I flew down. It had its moments. President Clinton called, and I didn’t know if he was calling …
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… and failures of past presidential transitions. Every new president begins somewhere—specifically, during the … Bush also faced a different challenge in assuming the presidency directly from the vice presidency: he wanted to …
Five past-presidential transition leaders on what to do before inauguration
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… the most urgent issues that would face whomever became president in 2017, assemble non-partisan groups of experts to … critical first year of the Trump administration, when new presidents often have their greatest level of political …
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… in the other three countries. As soon as Clinton became president, he appointed First Lady Hillary Clinton to head … old, trite but true. Introduce NAFTA, stop, don’t take the president’s time. Introduce health care, take the president’s …
Our look at past debate promises starts with health care
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… famous proponent of the Birther conspiracy, suggesting President Obama wasn’t born in America. Trump labeled many … president. So, as we approach the second year of the Trump presidency and campaigns begin for the upcoming midterm …
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… near the end of the book I talk about our getting a new president. I was President Obama’s CIA chief for three weeks … our conversations about national security, politics, the presidency—any of the central issues in American life …
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… What happens the day after the election with policy? President Barack Obama and Melody Barnes in 2011 Melody … Immediately, the transition begins to think about what the president is going to do on the day that he or she is …
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… By BettyJoyce Nash Barack Obama’s presidency was hailed as a milestone, yet the election of the first African American president did not mean that the United States had transcended … identity. Americans may place too much faith in the presidency, said Ibram Kendi, a professor at American …
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… of Education William Bennett in the administration of President Ronald Reagan; he held that position until 1987. He … to 1993 in the George H.W. Bush administration. In 2002, President George W. Bush appointed Scalia as solicitor of the … of Labor, the principal legal officer for the department. President Donald Trump nominated Scalia as the 28 th …
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… and, according to many, ill-fated invasion of Iraq, by President George W. Bush. The Middle East meltdown that … of the Vietnam War, and an advisor to at least seven presidents. Thanks for joining us. FACTOID: The Question: How …
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… to continue to project himself that way, as the “citizen president” through the transition and into his presidency. It made him popular early in his first year, but …
Jimmy Carter was the outsider candidate, campaigning against “the swamp,” and his advisors encouraged Carter to continue to project himself that way.
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… End the Great War, 1916-1917. On August 12, 1916, France's president, Raymond Poincaré, walked up to the British … chancellor instructed. "Please strongly encourage the President's activities in this regard." To avoid giving any …
On August 18, the chancellor of Imperial Germany sent a momentous and secret cable to his able ambassador in Washington. He and his Kaiser were also desperate to end the war and ready for compromise, including the restoration of Belgium.
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… shaping the higher education landscape. He served as President of Ohio State University from 1998 to 2002, and … of Maryland, College Park from 1988 to 1998. Prior to his presidency, he was a member of the University of Maryland … development locally and globally. He serves on the President's Council of Advisors for Science and Technology. …
Since the mid-1980s, the costs of higher education in America have steadily shifted from the taxpayer to the student and family. As state funding has dwindled, colleges and universities have sought to fill these gaps through a variety of avenues, including philanthropy and research support, but the area of highest growth has been tuition.
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… to American Forum. I’m Doug Blackmon. In the aftermath of President Barack Obama’s historic election in 2008, it looked … either a politician, for any office, quite apart from the presidency, or as an observer and commentator, on, you would …
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… not leave it up to the attorney general to decide whether President Trump obstructed justice. That question is up to … convict or acquit him, the accusation would hang over the president’s head, imperiling his ability to govern. “Fourth, …
Mueller makes clear it's up to legislators to determine whether Trump obstructed justice.
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… During his or her time in office, the next president will have to confront the fiscal issues facing the … the political discussion at pretty much anytime during a president’s term. But those that entail tough choices—and … important, as it outlines a governing vision for an entire presidency. Harry Truman was perhaps the first president to …
Given the projections of growing deficits, record levels of debt, unsustainable entitlement programs, and the negative effects all of these have on the economy and families’ well-being, attempting to avoid dealing with our fiscal challenges would be extremely detrimental.
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… of the Budget, 1948–1949; Administrative Assistant to the President, 1951–1953 Harold Brown , U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1977–1981 Phillip W. Buchen , Counsel to the President, 1974–1977 Clark Clifford , U.S. Secretary of … News, 1962–1981 David R. Gergen , Special Counsel to the President, 1975–1977; Editor, U.S. News & World Report ; …
Whenever it confronts the age-old problems of the transfer of power and authority, the United States faces no set of issues more pressing and important that those concerning foreign relations. The Commission, which included representatives of both incoming and outgoing administrations in each of the postwar transitions, examined the impact of changes in administrations and their impact on foreign policy.
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… twentieth century, pitting the 47-year old Republican vice president Richard Nixon against a 43-year old Democratic … American speeches, and in his first words to the naiton as president, he delivered one of the most memorable inaugural …
John F. Kennedy delivered one of the most memorable inaugural addresses ever