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… of citizens took to the streets the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration in protest. And across political and … about the prospects for black youth in Harlem, Donald Trump recognized the need to create jobs—“You have to create …
The real—and perhaps the only—long-term solution to the dynamic Obama identified requires a major infusion of resources and policies that would empower residents in overpoliced communities to transform their own conditions on their own terms.
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… in politics, but one can only imagine President Donald J. Trump’s difficulties during his first year. Americans love …
Saladin Ambar tries to make sense of successful (and not-so successful) presidential first years
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… “into oblivion.” Businessman and GOP front-runner Donald Trump took an even more direct approach: “I would bomb the s— …
Jeff Chidester on how Reagan used tough talk during the 1980 campaign
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… primary to the Republican Party’s nomination of Donald Trump, fear about the future of the American Dream has shaped …
Coming on Sept. 19: how the next president can revive confidence in the Great American Dream
Oral History Interviews
| Ronald Reagan Project… No, it was partly that and partly the idea that ideology trumped party, that there were a lot of squishy Republicans. …
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… 21 nonfiction books, most recently War (2024) and The Trump Tapes (2022). Michael R. Beschloss (2002–2008), a …
Five decades of dedicated Governing Council members have shaped the Miller Center.
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… this. Similarly, the report can set the context of the Trump campaign in 2016, and how it operated, that was …
Our government and citizens are certainly entitled to understand, as best they can, the counterintelligence story: how the Russian government carried out a series of covert operations to intervene in the election of a U.S. president, and how Americans may have encouraged or worked with the foreign agents.
Presidential Biographies
… election contest against Republican nominee Donald J. Trump, certain aspects of Clinton’s service as secretary of … the national popular vote by nearly 3 million votes but Trump prevailed narrowly in enough large southern and …
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… roughly on pace with recent predecessors and ahead of the Trump administration. Still, the government’s most important … outcome that also befell presidents Clinton, Obama, and Trump. Judging by the past week alone, Biden and the bulk of …
We take presidential "first years" seriously at the Miller Center.
Oral History Interviews
| George H. W. Bush Project… had a particular purpose and a particularly good reason to trump that particular problem. Back in 1987-88, I wasn’t …
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… bubble burst around her, not about her run-ins with Donald Trump. Ask John Kasich how his parents’ death at the hands of …
Some unsolicited advice to the debate moderators at this Wednesday’s GOP debate
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… that cities will get another look is probably if Donald Trump crashes and burns in November. Just as they did in …
David Dagan explains the partisan edge of the "new American localism"
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… allowing 2016 candidates like Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump to be competitive despite not having the support of …
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… is obstruct, you’re going to end up with the next Donald Trump in 2020. Griffin: If she [Hillary Clinton] goes in … Meyer: I do think an interesting phenomenon of a Trump presidency would be to drive a more bipartisan foreign …
An insider’s account of congressional relations in the first year
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… follow. And I expect to be around to see it.” 12. Donald Trump, 2016– “ The future of American space leadership—we’re going to lead again,” said President Trump in June 2017 at a ceremony with former astronaut Buzz … was originally formed by President Eisenhower in 1958. Trump appointed Vice President Mike Pence as chairman; also …
A journey through the American space program, through the lens of the presidency
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… of planning. To this point, Cary noted that President's Trump’s online presence should be an asset but will become …
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.
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… Center–Brookings joint event covering the prospects of Trump's domestic agenda for 2017. One key theme was the need …
A deeper look at members of the 46th president's administration.
Oral History Interviews
| Ronald Reagan Project… that breeds problems. No, Reagan to me was just a trump—he confirmed most of the good things you want to …
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… Donald Trump isn’t the first president to voice frustration over the …
Donald Trump isn’t the first president to voice frustration over the difficulty (and thanklessness) of the job. In fact, this sort of commentary has been around practically as long as our great nation. Here are some of our favorite presidential quotes about the great burden of the office.