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… therefore “we mustn’t submit anything phony as this to the president.” Although McNamara allegedly convinced Joint … and a mere 80 minutes before they were to meet with the president. Fifteen months of planning to remove U.S. troops …
The proposals for withdrawal from Vietnam generated the most pushback from Kennedy's team of advisors.
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… had died defending. “I also think that [South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van] Thieu is right, that our terms will … together a year or two, after which—after a year, Mr. President, Vietnam will be a backwater,” Kissinger said on … Intelligence Agency told them this at the start of Nixon’s presidency. Even when America had finished “Vietnamization,” …
As secretary of state, Kissinger helped Richard Nixon delay withdrawal from Vietnam to win re-election
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… the hall: “Is he in there? Is he in there?” It was Vice President Bush, and he came in and gave me a warm welcome. … was Colin Powell. I made the decision the afternoon the president announced my appointment that if I could, I wanted …
Miller Center oral history interviews offer a fuller picture of Colin Powell, the first African American U.S. secretary of state
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… but instead by the Democrats. To the extent that the new president will be able to get any big-picture agenda item … with it the potential to deal a debilitating blow to the president’s party. Hillary Clinton may have a hard time …
As we look beyond the 2016 election season, there seem to be three prospects for the partisan makeup of the federal government next year.
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… party appeal to the white rural voters who helped elect President Trump? Is there a viable role for Democratic …
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… featured working sessions about specific aspects of the presidency. These sessions served as presidential … As a university whose cornerstone was laid by three presidents, the University of Virginia is uniquely positioned … Bicentennial—celebrating its founding 200 years ago by President Thomas Jefferson--PrezFest 2019 engaged promising …
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… Norton, 2001), pp.xvii-xxiv.] Before and after becoming president, Kennedy had made use of a recording device called … been wall fixtures. They were activated by a switch at the President’s place at the Cabinet table, easily mistaken for a …
Public Events
… without papers in the U.S. fell dramatically during the presidency of Barack Obama, partly due to a tighter border than during the administration of Republican President George W. Bush. And there is no statistical basis … the Democratic party and that they voted en masse against President Donald Trump because of his plan to build a wall at …
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… 2022) By the time he formally declared his candidacy for president, every American already knew his name. For decades, … the political establishment—attracting the ire of sitting presidents, disgusting the intellectual elite, and capturing …
While populism cuts a deep current through American political history, so too does its antithesis. Standing in its path is a form of constitutional politics—the practice of persuasion, negotiation, and compromise, the art of acknowledging irreconcilable differences, of appreciating diversity in how people want to live their own lives, and of recognizing the limits to collective action. Populism is vindictive, spurred by the desire to seek revenge on those in power because of a sense of prolonged injustice.
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… Wendell Phillips’s celebrity as an eloquent agitator led President Lincoln to grant him an interview in early 1862. … “The Prayer of Twenty Millions,” that criticized the president’s lethargy on emancipation. Lincoln’s open letter … the declaring enslaved people in rebellious states free, President Lincoln said, "And I hereby enjoin upon the people …
The pivotal relationship between Lincoln and the abolitionists was among the first to reveal that presidential-movement alliances could be a critical dimension of American political development.
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… The Need The American presidency—and our democracy—face major choices in coming … increasingly want a deeper understanding of the U.S. presidency as an institution, reinforcing the Miller Center’s … at a public university for the study of the American presidency, public policy, and political history. We will use …
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… streets, state capitals, and university campuses, with the president’s blessing, affects every American, including and …
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… after an election. Long before he squared off against President Jimmy Carter, Reagan had earned the reputation as a … considered the authoritative biography of the Reagan presidency, this deliberate plan made its way into the … in the Oval Office. As history shows , the first year of a presidency is the time of greatest peril. It serves as a …
Jeff Chidester on how Reagan used tough talk during the 1980 campaign
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… Veterans Affairs for Health under the administration of President Barrack Obama. In this position, he focused on … collaboration with the private healthcare sector. President Donald Trump nominated Shulkin to serve as the 9th … and he became the first non-veteran to hold the position. President Trump announced on Twitter that Secretary Shulkin …
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… Immediately upon taking office, the next president must level with the American people about the need … Mitch Daniels, the former Indiana governor and current president of Purdue University who was the director of the …
Fiscal experts at First Year forum urge frank talk about deficits
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… about already exist. Construction began in earnest when President Bill Clinton launched Operation Gatekeeper in … implemented during Bill Clinton and Barack Obama’s presidencies. She has also been quick to distance herself …
Democrats should fix the broken immigration system they helped create