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… terrifying and exhilarating, all at once. That’s what it’s like to work in the White House. “It was like that every single day. You never knew what might be coming next,” said Barnes, who directed the … experience and support to help them move from minimum-wage jobs to fulfilling and sustainable professional careers. “We …
Director of UVA's new Democracy Initiative, Melody Barnes speaks with UVA Today about her time in the White House, UVA, and Monticello and Jefferson
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… beginning? Tell me when you first met [Edward] Kennedy and what your first impressions of him were. Kruse Well, that was … He certainly enjoys that. Because he enjoys it and knows what’s involved, I think he respects it more. He’s said that …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… the only person at the table who’s allowed to repeat what occurs in the room. We do this to encourage you to speak … NSC was controlling and too operational, wasn’t doing its job, whatever. The institutional conflict is inevitable, so …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… the White House and the Justice Department wanted to do what they could to help the march along. One of the first … that he was inexperienced, that he had only gotten the job because his brother was the President. What kind of …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… put together to work on Medicare. Heininger Tell me what you were doing on that group that worked on Medicare. … a terrible image in America. So when I was offered a job in the Kennedy administration, I immediately accepted. I …
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… Act (EISA), as the nation’s gasoline demand climbed toward what then appeared to be its all-time peak, Congress nearly … 32 percent from its October 2014 peak, a loss of 209,000 jobs. As of December, U.S. production was down only 8.7 … demonstrate similar latency, especially after such stark job cuts. Even if U.S. producers could quickly add …
Given the challenge of passing comprehensive energy legislation—even with a Republican-controlled Congress—the executive branch has inherited a number of administrative decisions from the Obama Administration.
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… flew out to Wesleyan. Young You were in Washington with AP.What was your beat, Washington in general? Espo I moved here … to a number of people, and he is evoking stories about what’s it like not to have health insurance, what’s it like …
Presidential Biographies
… worked his way through college with dishwashing and other jobs, also sending money home and inducing his brother to … whose "New Deal for the American people" provided jobs for his father and brother during the depths of the … freedom within the United States. He also decried what he saw as the weakness of the U.S. government in the …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… for me—but when the Democrats retook control of the Senate—what was that, in the late ’80s, I guess? Knott They won the … at it—I mean, he’s about to go into the fray again. Knott What’s coming up there? Taylor The bill is due for …
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… That is, they must tell Congress and the American people what they want to accomplish, and they must take first steps … World War II. But most presidents have leeway in deciding what to tackle first. Even amid the crisis of the Depression, … no means assured of success. The presidency is a daunting job, with competing and contradictory demands that no …
The different ways in which presidents enter the White House often shape their first-year prospects and agendas.
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… 14. We’ve talked before about national health insurance. What were Kennedy’s other top health issues in the early … know. But he took these on as his workmanlike, legislative job. And in fact in our committee he used to ask us, OK, I …
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… create a mandate, or at least a better understanding, of what will be involved. This will entail regularly raising … trail there is a lack of realistic discussion about what fixing the debt would entail. Unfortunately, on the … from draining the private investments that generate jobs and increase incomes,” saving $477 billion over five …
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.
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… '94 Senate campaign. When did you get called in, and for what purpose? Shrum I first heard about it because Marylouise … on the Reagan tax cut in 1981, and he walked in and said, "What's this?" Larry said, "We're having a meeting on whether …
Presidential Speeches
… the 1948 presidential campaign, Truman made a series of what came to be known as whistlestops— quick stopovers in … I have been here many a time. When I was a kid, I had a job in the National Bank of Commerce in Kansas City, and I … I sincerely hope that all of you will study the issues for what they are worth, and I sincerely hope that on election …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… 2008. Tell us about when you first met Edward Kennedy and what your first impressions were. Smith It probably would … the teachers want a one-word or one-number answer: “What’s the answer to this math problem?” not— Heininger “How … left to become Ambassador to Switzerland, I took both jobs. I created the Under Secretary job, so I took the …
Presidential Biographies
… had no desire to go back. Eisenhower had clear views on what became one of the most controversial decisions that a … of NATO forces in Europe, the "most important military job in the world today." …
Presidential Speeches
… address, President George W. Bush emphasizes improving the job market, making health care more affordable, promoting … and courage. During the last two years, we have seen what can be accomplished when we work together. To lift the … fast enough to employ every man and woman who seeks a job. After recession, terrorist attacks, corporate scandals, …
Presidential Biographies
… her, "You will find that you get along better in this job if you don't try anything new." Although she seemed to … liked it or not, the First Lady was news, not because of what she had or had not done, but simply because of who she …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… recollections, even all of the warts. Heininger And that’s what he wants. Fein I don’t know how we first came to meet. I … gris hovering behind. I don’t know that they got the jobs because of some connection, and I’m sure that I must …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… with Mark Schneider on February 4, 2009. Let’s talk about what we were talking about before, that as the Vietnam War … power of the Presidency to do things. Heininger For the job, yes. But what about his kids? Schneider Those things: …