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… professor Philip Zelikow reflect on Cold War, 9/11, and what's ahead. … hit. She said the experience reinforced the weight of her job and its impact on the American people. “Our two guests … said. “Day after day after day, it changes your view of what your responsibilities are,” Rice said. Rice and Zelikow …
Condoleezza Rice and UVA professor Philip Zelikow reflect on Cold War, 9/11, and what's ahead.
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… Lott talks about what it was like to serve in the Senate with Edward Kennedy, … Tell me about how you first met Senator Kennedy. What were your initial impressions of him? Lott I came to …
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… it’s not something that we— And he shot the messenger is what happened. He held a big grudge about that. That was part … the old hood.’ He had all those phrases: lift the lid, what’s under there, let’s get that engine going again. He … What top administration officials on both sides of the aisle …
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… of person now, and under President Trump we’re going to do what you do.” America will henceforth be the eldest sibling … the world has always worked is that the Chinese will do what’s in the best interests of China, the Russians will do … where our differences are not aligned, that is where the job of diplomacy is to prevent conflict while still …
Secretary of State Marco Rubio's vision of American foreign policy is transactional, not isolationist, writes Brantly Womack.
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… making her the first woman to hold that crucial job. Biden nominated retired Army General Lloyd Austin as … Jim Mattis. Biden was said to lean toward Austin for the job because of his experience with complex logistical … urged Israel to decrease civilian casualties in Gaza—what some pro-Palestinian commentators and the International …
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… and Syracuse University Law School in 1968, he accepted a job with a corporate law firm defending big businesses but … president, Biden worked to right the ship of state after what he saw as the missteps of the Trump administration. He …
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… Anne and Thad Jones WHAT MOTIVATES YOU TO BE PART OF THE MILLER CENTER’S WORK? … versus elections. We think the Miller Center does a good job taking a balanced approach. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE … TO GEORGE H. W. BUSH. GIVEN YOUR SENIOR WHITE HOUSE ROLES, WHAT APPEALS TO YOU MOST ABOUT THE MILLER CENTER? Fred …
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… What private sector transitions can—and cannot—teach the next … and McKinsey & Company partner Drew Erdmann, examined what CEO transitions can—and cannot—teach the next …
What private sector transitions can—and cannot—teach the next president?
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… to the covid-19 crisis. “I think we’re doing an incredible job,” Trump replied, evidently seeing any search for … a more effective leader during a time of crisis. Consider what President Trump could learn from those who most recently …
In dismissing the insights and examples of former presidents, Trump is missing a key opportunity to become a more effective leader during a time of crisis.
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… Democratic leaders consider what private sector transitions can teach our next president … employer. If elected, Hillary Clinton will come to the job with considerable experience—eight years as a senator, … narrower, and the early start is helpful for sorting out what is sustainable and advantageous. Know your priorities. …
Democratic leaders consider what private sector transitions can teach our next president
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… for the taking over of the government, and they did a good job of that. In those processes, we began to learn more about … Brown or Charlie Duncan, for instance, I would ask them what they thought ought to be done in the Department of … that we had was to stimulate the economy and to create jobs. There was no incompatibility between me and the …
The Miller Center's Carter Oral History Project features five hours of interviews with the president
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… of polarization (McCarty, Poole, and Rosenthal 2016) and what is likely a 52-seat Republican majority in the Senate, 2 … counterparts on the Hill is therefore essential to the job. “The only thing you have is your word,” said McClure, …
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) and other Republicans began claiming, in the election’s immediate aftermath, that Trump had earned a mandate from the voters to work with Congress and adopt the agenda on which he campaigned. Indeed, this kind of mandate rhetoric is common when new presidents, facing polarized parties and low trust in governing institutions, need to defend themselves against critics.
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… [Ronald] Reagan who just assumed they would stay in their jobs if George Bush was elected. Most of American history has … Reagan presumed that they would of course just stay on the job and continue to do what they were doing. But Ken Duberstein understood the real …
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… to her cause, she will need to lay out a clear vision of what a Harris Administration would stand for and the policies … estranged from Kennedy’s inner circle and despondent in a job with little power. Before assuming the vice presidency, … to funding improvements and opportunities in education, jobs, health, and housing. And less than five months later, …
The lessons of LBJ’s victory are clear
Public Events
… the anxieties of the white working class in America. What is going wrong? And what can our new president do about it? … rate of 4.7 percent, which is a huge improvement over what it was seven years ago, there’s no disputing that, but …
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… President Carter remembers what it was like to try to govern after winning the election … won the nomination decisively. In Carter’s case, we know what happened: He won the 1976 election but suffered a … I was experienced as a Governor. I think I did a good job as Governor. I did a lot of innovative things, all of …
President Carter remembers what it was like to try to govern after winning the election as an outsider
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… adequate machinery for the business-like handling of his job.” 5 Its creation was prompted by worrisome deficit … identity. Several “forks in the road” thus beckon. What kind of “instruments” do presidents want and need as OMB …
Issues raised throughout the history of the Office of Management are back with new urgency, warns Andrew Rudalevige
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… getting real about race and having honest conversations. “What makes democracy powerful is the power of the people who … of a conversation about how we are ensuring there are good jobs at the end of training available to workers, where they …
University of Virginia President Jim Ryan introduced the second UVA Democracy Biennial event by considering the current state of democracy. “In some ways, this may be the most urgent moment for democracy we’ve faced, certainly in our lifetimes,” Ryan said. “Yet I see reasons for optimism that our democracy will not only endure, but thrive.”
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… Hospitals in particular have become crucial sources of jobs and economic viability for communities around the … multiple facets of community life that constitutes what this book characterizes as the “hospital city.” This …
Hospitals’ quest for capital has interacted with structural racism and inequality to shape and constrain the U.S. health care system.
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… Center's Russell Riley and James Young: Currie: They were what I’d call “best buds.” I’ll never forget, it was early in … said, “You do whatever you have to, but you stay in that job.” I said to myself, Now, Vernon, you’re preaching one …