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… a bad transition. The Founders didn’t really tell us how to do a transition very well. Lincoln’s transition showed just how fragile our country can be at times. He’s elected on November 6, 1860, and he has a very small …
Faced with an uncooperative James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln designed an innovative train trip during his transition period.
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… supported Operation Iraqi Freedom to the same extent as it did the Afghan war. Through Miller Center oral histories, … of the House Dennis Hastert: I think the first time the President indicated that Iraq was a problem was the [2002] State of the Union. I was listening to him and he started talking about Iraq. I said, “Oh, crap. We’re going …
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… At UVA's Presidential Idea Festival, President Bill Clinton offered an examination of the … For all the memoirs, essays, and books by former presidents, the Miller Center community was treated to an historic event last week: a president assessing the office of the presidency, in …
At UVA's Presidential Idea Festival, President Bill Clinton offered an examination of the office—from the unique vantage point of someone who has held it.
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… Broadcasting Company (ABC)—controlled the airwaves, giving presidents a primetime audience for speeches and press … service that is not dependent on public airwaves, the FCC did not require cable programming to uphold its “Fairness … on you.” 4 Although the “spin” structures of the American presidency had been developing since the days of William …
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… might have been the most famous. On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson boarded Air Force One for a flight to Independence, Missouri, where he would sign the Social Security Amendments of 1965 into law …
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… When the stock market crashed in October 1929, President Herbert Hoover encouraged business leaders to take … candidate, Roosevelt offered a different message—he promised that the federal government would reshuffle the … The President and the Economy during the Great Depression …
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… Katzenbach reflects on his role in the impeachment of President Clinton. … as the 65th Attorney General of the United States under President Lyndon Johnson. On December 8, 1998, he testified before the House Judiciary Committee during the … Katzenbach reflects on his role in the impeachment of President Clinton …
Attorney general during the Johnson administration, Nicholas Katzenbach reflects on his role in the impeachment of President Clinton.
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… dangerous threats to the “free world.” And nowhere did the stakes seems higher than in Indochina. … dangerous threats to the “free world.” And nowhere did the stakes seems higher than in Indochina. Indochina had … paying for at least half the cost of France’s war there. President Eisenhower and Secretary of State John Foster …
In the 1950s, American strategists viewed Asia as the most dangerous and unstable theater of conflict with the Communist bloc. In Korea, in Taiwan, and in Southeast Asia, Americans perceived dangerous threats to the “free world.” And nowhere did the stakes seems higher than in Indochina.
Presidential Biographies
… Sam Johnson won election to the Texas legislature when he was twenty-seven. He served five terms before he switched … he told classmates, "You know, someday I'm going to be president of the United States." Later in life, Johnson would … Lyndon B. Johnson: Life Before the Presidency …
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… On May 1, 2003, President George W. Bush appeared in a nationally televised … speech, because all the intentions that went into why we did it the way we did it were lost. The exact opposite … declaratory speech like "Bush won," from the Oval Office. How do we make it about the troops, the guys who actually— We …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… Personal Assistant to the President, Trip Director, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the Special Envoy to the … haircut in Los Angeles; becoming trip director for the President and his role; foreign trips versus domestic trips; … media and communications; and books about Clinton and his presidency. Russell Riley, University of Virginia, Interview …
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… and to examine a few others in order to identify why they did go on so long and how they eventually ended. Fred Iklé wrote a short book in … good relations with Vietnam today. What kept American presidents, from Kennedy to Nixon, from exiting Vietnam …
Reassessing goals, a changing strategic environment, and shifts in domestic political opinion generally bring a halt to seemingly intractable conflicts.
Presidential Biographies
… almost exclusively home-grown (with those immigrants who did arrive coming largely from Germany, Great Britain, and … major league baseball. Robinson's prowess on the field—he led his team to the pennant and won the "Rookie of the … its political allies in their attack on labor. Finally, President Truman, unlike his predecessor, proved an …
Presidential Biographies
… to make his way in the world. Unlike his older brothers, he did not have the opportunity to study at a university. He spent his teenage years learning how to manage a plantation from his mother and mastering the … George Washington: Life Before the Presidency …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… Personal Assistant to the President, Trip Director, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the Special Envoy to the … reflects on Clinton’s White House schedule, access to the President, and women serving on the White House staff. Kelly … rope line, Clinton giving speeches, overseas trips, the President’s ability to multitask, the Monica Lewinsky …
Oral History Interviews
| George W. Bush Project… Joe Nye, particularly embodied the idea of someone who did scholarship but also goes into government when the time … of Defense, was doing. That was in the spring when he and I talked. By the time I got there the administration … events. We finally released it in June of ’94. Nelson How did you decide to do a dissertation on civil and military …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… I should go over for an interview. They didn’t tell me who he was. Heininger Really? Souliotis It just happened to be the brother of the President of the United States, and the Attorney General. [ …
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… The “General” Election is a four-part blog series examining how career generals won the presidency and governed … “General” Election is a four-part blog series examining how George Washington , Zachary Taylor, Ulysses S. Grant, and Dwight Eisenhower, all career generals, won the presidency and how effective they were once in office. 1848 …
The “General” Election is a four-part blog series examining how career generals won the presidency and governed
Oral History Interviews
| George W. Bush Project… was in the unions, because that’s what sheet metal workers did, so he was a staunch Democrat. My mom voted for whomever she … It was less about politics and more who she liked. Riley How about you? Dybul Initially I was a Republican in revolt …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… Chief of Staff to Edward Kennedy; President of CBS News … listen to David Burke. Why don’t you start talking about how you and Edward Kennedy came together, with a view to … you either take advantage of them or you don’t. I was in President John Kennedy’s government, his administration, and …