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… history, helping us understand how greatness in the presidency was achieved, why it’s gone, and how we can better come to appreciate the presidents we have rather than be consumed with the ones we want. Miller is both vice president for new initiatives and a distinguished scholar at …
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… is concerned. That is why, ever since I have been President, I have recommended programs which I believe will … Truman had to admit defeat, writing towards the end of his presidency, “These ‘skin flint’ loan companies who charge the … Eisenhower During his successful 1952 campaign for the presidency, Dwight Eisenhower stated his opposition to …
Every administration since FDR's New Deal has had to consider the appropriate role of government in securing the nation's health
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… The European Parliament and President Putin are distorting the lessons of World War II. … that debate too. On Friday, December 20, 2019, Russian President Vladimir Putin sat at a round table in St. … A reply to President Putin …
The European Parliament and President Putin are distorting the lessons of World War II. But their debate spotlights questions about the future of world order in the 2020s.
Presidential Biographies
… he told classmates, "You know, someday I'm going to be president of the United States." Later in life, Johnson would … would. He turned his sights on the prize of prizes: the presidency. A Heartbeat from the Presidency Being from the … Lyndon B. Johnson: Life Before the Presidency …
Presidential Biographies
… The memoirs, called The Vantage Point: Perspectives of the Presidency, 1963-1969, were completed in 1971. The University … Lyndon B. Johnson: Life After the Presidency …
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… What did President Lyndon B. Johnson do in the first 24 hours … Hours After: Lyndon B. Johnson’s Pivotal First Day as President , which draws upon tape recordings made during Johnson’s first hours as President, Gillon shows that much of the Johnson agenda was …
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… engage in a wide-ranging discussion on the state of the presidency and its relationship to American democracy during … The state of the American presidency …
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… Judge Baker previously served as special assistant to the president and legal adviser to the National Security Council (NSC) from 1997 to 2000, where he advised the president, the national security advisor, and the NSC staff … adviser to the NSC from 1994 to 1997 and as counsel to the president?s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and …
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… By the time George W. Bush entered the White House, the presidency was in an institutionally diminished state. … much more important from his father once he became president: an institution transformed by the successful … George W., and George H. W. Bush During the Cold War, the presidency was an empowered institution in a state of …
By the time George W. Bush entered the White House, the presidency was in an institutionally diminished state.
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… On January 20th, the first term of the 45th president will officially begin, and this panel brings … the memorable lessons learned—good and bad—advising past presidents on domestic policymaking. The panel will then move … What Can the Next President Learn from History? Domestic Policymaking in the …
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… With any new president, there's a learning curve. But for President Trump, it's been steeper than others. "Mount … This article originally appeared on NPR With any new president, there's a learning curve. But for President Trump, … An 'entry level' presidency …
With any new president, there's a learning curve. But for President Trump, it's been steeper than others. "Mount Everest" is how Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia, described it ahead of Trump's 100th day in office.
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… U.S. involvement in these conflicts? How could a future president reconceive U.S. engagement in this struggle? Allan … The presidency and endless war …
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… little-known governor from Georgia, Jimmy Carter, won the presidency by making a promise to never lie to the American … pushed to reform a political system that had given the president too much power and vowed to reassert the power of … Martin’s, 2010). Darren Dochuck, “There Will Be Oil: Presidents, Wildcat Religion, and the Culture Wars of …
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… Excerpted from The Presidency: Facing a Constitutional Crossroads , edited by … confidence waxed over the centuries. Moreover, the president also would have power to enforce the law, the … Is the living, imperial presidency a bug or a feature of the modern Constitution? …
Why did the powers of the executive accrete over the course of the Constitutional Convention? Credit (or blame) George Washington and the determined delegates who relentlessly pressed for a robust executive.
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… of eight books, the most recent of which is The American Presidents Series’ Franklin Pierce . He has delivered the … Sink Hole: How Kansas Crises Undid the Presidencies of Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan …
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… Barely 10 days into the presidency of Donald Trump, most Americans heard for the … But on January 30, 2017, she was abruptly fired by the president after she directed the Department of Justice not to … needs very little introduction. Barely 10 days into the presidency of Donald Trump, most Americans heard for the …
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… Five keywords that will help the next president face global crises … The next president will face a world in turmoil, and the first months of a new presidency can be an especially complicated moment. It is … the first-year national security record of five key presidents (Kennedy, Reagan, Clinton, Bush 41, and Bush 43). …
Five keywords that will help the next president face global crises
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… By BettyJoyce Nash The presidency, and the path leading to the nation’s highest … and correspondent for CBS's 60 Minutes, Max Stier, the president of the Partnership for Public Service, and Mona … Rethinking the American Presidency …
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… policy directors. John Bridgeland was an assistant to the president, director of USA Freedom Corps and director of the … Bush administration. Melody Barnes was an assistant to the president and director of the White House Domestic Policy … gridlock in Washington? And even if Donald Trump becomes president and the Republicans retain both the House and the …
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… Today, the U.S. is a country where a candidate can win the presidency with the support of less than 40% of white voters. … in the last century. It may also determine who our next president will be and how, or if, the U.S. will deal with … happened until about the last probably 12 months in the President’s tenure. FACTOID: African American voter turnout …