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… on end with very little sleep during the Cuban missile crisis. Is there any doubt in your mind that you would be …
Oral History Interviews
| Ronald Reagan Project… the day before or even the morning before and he'd have a crisis and he couldn't see him. So I think he liked to work …
Oral History Interviews
| George W. Bush Project… Executive Director of the 9/11 Commission; Counselor of the U.S. Department of State … Zelikow discusses setting up and organizing the work of the 9/11 Commission; working with the Justice Department; … the investigative process; the commission’s interview of Bill Clinton; the issue of the August 2001 President’s …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… was hard to get her to deal with stuff. She was more of a crisis manager. So we figured out a system and said, You put …
Presidential Speeches
… compensate. Our farmers have been our mainstay in times of crisis, and in future it must still largely be upon their …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… ultimately lead to his resignation following the passage of welfare reform.. … Riley This is the Peter Edelman interview as a part of the Bill Clinton Presidential History Project. Again, let … tough minded, just very steely. The story of the missile crisis would be prototypical. That is not one of Bill …
Presidential Speeches
… went over it. Q:—or this rant supposed to make people feel confident — THE PRESIDENT: I just went over it. Q:—in an unprecedented crisis? THE PRESIDENT: Nobody thought we should do it. And … corresponding guidelines will give the American people the confidence they need to begin returning to normal life. …
Oral History Interviews
| George W. Bush Project… because in high school I guess is when the Cuban missile crisis would have occurred, and so what all that meant was …
Oral History Interviews
| George H. W. Bush Project… Secretary of Health and Human Services … George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush; and becoming secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). The secretary discusses … the press; the top priorities and running HHS; the role of the Cabinet in the Bush administration; the Los Angeles …
Oral History Interviews
| George W. Bush Project… met W, in passing. He was always around the campaign, confident to the point of being cocky, really funny, very … if you chose this kind of nominee you'd feel pretty confident they would get through, whereas if you chose a …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… 1992 campaign and speechwriting for the first two years of the Clinton administration. … Riley This is the David Kusnet interview as a part of the Clinton Presidential History Project. We’re very … not a difficult one to make: unemployment, the economic crisis, the sense of drift after the victory in the Gulf War, …
Oral History Interviews
| Ronald Reagan Project… Osborne looks back on her years as the personal assistant of Ronald Reagan during his gubernatorial years and his eight … a more conversational tone as she recounts her memories of Reagan. She begins with the California years, discussing the key events of his governorship, major policy issues, staff, and Reagan's …
Presidential Recordings
… report -State of the Union address -Probable conclusions -Crisis in public and private schools -Significance of the … coverage -CBS -Christmas sales -Federal Times -Consumer confidence -Effect on Democrats -Tax Bill -Congress's actions …
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… would be chaired by me. I wanted to chair a committee on crisis management, on arms control, on covert activities. The …
In this exclusive oral history with the Miller Center, former national security advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski reflects on his time in the administration and his special relationship with President Carter