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… his research staff study speeches from Lincoln, FDR, and Kennedy when drafting his first Inaugural Address. President … the fight for reform. Don’t shy away the details Campaign themes can be vague, but passing an agenda demands …
On December 9, 2016, the Miller Center assembled five former speechwriters from the first years of the Reagan, Bush 41, Clinton, Bush 43, and Obama presidencies to discuss their tenures and the lessons learned. What follows is a summary of key points from the discussion.
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… Mathews In 1972, I probably started working on my first campaign, and it was Jay Rockefeller, in West Virginia. I … been through the process of debate prep for Presidential campaigns, both then and later in the Clinton years. That led … believe that James, together with George, changed the way campaigning was done in this country. If you look back, the …
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… to voters. Even his supporters, galvanized by the campaign promise “Yes, we can,” grew tired of hearing that … leader, to help him muster the votes reform required. John Kennedy offered Lyndon Johnson of Texas the spot of vice … Ronald Reagan received credit. Candidate Barack Obama campaigned to close the American prison at Guantanamo Bay; …
The different ways in which presidents enter the White House often shape their first-year prospects and agendas.
Presidential Recordings
… -Prisoners of war [POWs] support -Effectiveness -John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson POWs -Demeanor -29- NIXON … of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] US defenses -John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson … Salmon -Olin's chairmanship -Olin's interests President’s campaign for -Huntsmen's lobby -Questions Atlantic salmon …
Presidential Recordings
… talk with Haldeman -Haldeman's possible talk with Haig -Campaign ITT -White House staff involvement -Charles W. … suit -Lyndon B. Johnson administration -John F. Kennedy administration -Media coverage -Republican campaign …
Presidential Recordings
… to US bombing of North Vietnam -Quiescence -Edward M. Kennedy -Statement -Michael J. Mansfield -20- NIXON … Stevenson, II -Brennan’s support for the President -1972 campaign -Labor committee -New Majority -Evans and Novak …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… administration came about. I did not work on the Clinton campaign, had never met Bill Clinton, nor had I met his campaign manager, Mickey Kantor. I was a partner at Steptoe & … for at that stage? Barshefsky No. I had followed Clinton’s campaign, of course, and a number of the speeches he had …
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… suffered over the dozen years between [John] Kennedy’s assassination and Nixon’s resignation. The pillars … in 1977–78. Carter organized an extraordinary lobbying campaign on the merits of the initiative, including a highly …
Although Americans did not reelect him, he's long been rated as one of the nation's most admired figures
Presidential Recordings
… Log (rev. Feb.-09) Conversation No. 834-22 (cont’d) -Campaign issue -Popular mandate in election -Joan Baez, … -North Vietnamese attacks on civilians -Col. Richard T. Kennedy -Double standard -Civilian areas of South Vietnam … -Trudeau Destruction in South Vietnam -List by Col. Kennedy -Double standard -Canadian Parliament -Foreign …
Presidential Recordings
… -Timing -Colson’s strategy -John V. Tunney, Edward M. Kennedy -Press -Life magazine charges -Herbert G. Klein … -Testimony -Reinecke -Affidavit -Amount -Dita D. Beard -Kennedy 23 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject … strategy -Eastland -Mansfield -Removal from political campaign -Handling -Colson’s view -Need to act -Timing …
Presidential Recordings
… MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Mar-02) -1972 campaign -George S. McGovern’s possible statements -The … policy -Instructions for bureaucracy -Edward M. Kennedy -The President’s policy -Heath, John M. (“Jack”) Lynch -1972 campaign -McGovern’s possible statement -The President’s …
Oral History Interviews
| George H. W. Bush Project… why don’t you help Congressman [Carl] Pursell’s campaign, by being the coordinator for his campaign on … year, my second year at Eastern, active in these two campaigns. Both candidates won. Congressman Pursell was … McBride Yes, I must have seen—I undoubtedly had in the campaigning in Michigan. I knew his field rep, who is today …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… Bernie. I said, Why can’t you do that? He said, I made a campaign promise. I said, Mr. President, you made a lot of … was a blast of publicity a little bit during the primary campaigns and the Presidential campaign of 1992. But it ended … interesting to read that stuff. I don’t read about [John] Kennedy—that’s too recent. But I read, and I go back. But …
Oral History Interviews
| George W. Bush Project… My wife tells me we met George W. Bush in '88 when he was campaigning for his father for President. I don't remember … time I recall spending time with him. I saw him once at a campaign event during the middle of that year and then the … episode when one of the Congressional leaders says of John Kennedy's White House run, "I wish there were more people …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… the party organization and operation in terms of national campaigns. Reno No. Riley Let's track ahead then and get … administration. Had you been involved at all in the campaign in '92? Reno No, I had not been involved in the … out then, but--"I want to go read a biography of Robert Kennedy" or something, just to educate yourself more …
Presidential Recordings
… 420-11 (cont’d) -Careerists -Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy and Harry S Truman appointees -Risks -Track records … (rev. Sep.-2010) Conversation No. 420-11 (cont’d) -1972 campaign -Development -Second administration's policies …
Presidential Recordings
… 420-11 (cont’d) -Careerists -Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy and Harry S Truman appointees -Risks -Track records … (rev. Sep.-2010) Conversation No. 420-11 (cont’d) -1972 campaign -Development -Second administration's policies …
Presidential Recordings
… 420-11 (cont’d) -Careerists -Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy and Harry S Truman appointees -Risks -Track records … (rev. Sep.-2010) Conversation No. 420-11 (cont’d) -1972 campaign -Development -Second administration's policies …
Presidential Recordings
… security in crowds -Control -Assassinations -[John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy] -New Republic article -Demonstration -Disruptions … Fundraising and campaign practices -Herbert W. Kalmbach -As money raiser …
Presidential Recordings
… security in crowds -Control -Assassinations -[John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy] -New Republic article -Demonstration -Disruptions … Fundraising and campaign practices -Herbert W. Kalmbach -As money raiser …