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| Edward M. Kennedy Project

Edward M. Kennedy Oral History (08/15/2006)

… Ted Kennedy. There are several aspect of this that become interesting for history. One is the environment of church and … as the large family was, the Irish tradition was, the fact that brothers and sisters were members of the family. It … father went down to to talk with him. And so he was very interested and he was a very strong believer, but he …

| Edward M. Kennedy Project

Carey Parker Oral History (10/13/2008)

… had become the Senator’s basic domestic issue. He was interested in a lot of things, but first among equals was his … about 1980 until Carter’s problems began to emerge. The fact that Carter wasn’t on his wavelength on national health … few Senators who had gone to China. I’m not sure of the facts exactly, but I don’t think that any Senator had met …

| Edward M. Kennedy Project

Kilvert Dun Gifford Oral History

… project, in the Brooklyn slums. Would I be interested in working on it, or going up to be head of it? I … mark, which meant he looked at it and it was either not interesting or on hold. Oftentimes three or four pages were … for an hour, the four of us, and Ted made much of the fact that I’d served three years in the Navy. Walking back to …

| George W. Bush Project

Nicholas E. Calio Oral History

… feel free to speak candidly to the record. This is an interesting experience for us because we don't have just one … the firm after three years to go to a "conservative public-interest law firm," the Washington Legal Foundation. Because … be a lawyer when I grew up. I don't know that I was that interested in politics but somewhere along the way I got …

| Edward M. Kennedy Project

Ken Regan Oral History

… was anticipating that he was going to run, when in fact he decided not to. Then I photographed him for Ladies’ … next to losing Bobby, one of his saddest moments. It was interesting because when it happened—I think it happened on a … wedding. I was there photographing the whole thing. In fact, there’s a silly picture of me on the back. They had one …

| Bill Clinton Project

Harris Wofford Oral History

… service. That’s the green book we produced with an interesting group of people, including the revered Father Ted … this magical ability to listen—to convey that he was more interested in what you had to say or what you thought than in … said I didn’t think he was likely to be in very long. The fact is, I think, if Clinton hadn’t—due to Carville’s …

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… -White House involvement -Segretti -Need to get the facts out -White House staff -Importance -Mitchell, Colson, … of testimony -Public opinion -Boredom -Press corps -Interest -Public reaction -Ervin Committee -Duration of …

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| Edward M. Kennedy Project

Carey Parker Oral History (12/2008)

… more conservative approaches to education, was genuinely interested in improving public schools. We thought it had a lot to do with Laura Bush and her interest in education. Senator Kennedy felt he had … The War in Iraq may be Bush’s worst mistake, but the fact that there have been no major terrorist attacks since …

| Edward M. Kennedy Project

Thomas M. Rollins Oral History (05/12/2009)

… and the constituencies of those providing the service in fact come to dominate the legislature that created them in … self-sustaining, and some of the old caricatures were, in fact, completely inaccurate based on the evidence. So we … He’s come back. Someone has explained to him that, in fact, parental involvement is the key determinant of …

| Edward M. Kennedy Project

Caroline Raclin Oral History

… through Nantucket Sound, of essentially peace. So it’s an interesting race, but he loved it. And Mom would always be … and current events and past events and knowing the facts, as far as I have been told about them. So it was … and I didn’t even bring that up. No, my dad, despite the fact that my parents are divorced, they always maintained a …

| Edward M. Kennedy Project

Edward M. Kennedy Oral History (08/07/2007)

… the defining issue of the country, and it stems from the fact that the Founding Fathers wrote slavery into the … around the country. People were excited, they were interested, they were volunteering for the Peace Corps, and … believed that the Federal Government would act in the best interest of the country was considerable, around 70. (Now …

| Ronald Reagan Project

Kenneth Adelman Oral History

… in this town. It’s a really unique situation. I became interested in and involved in foreign affairs because we … been in the government twice before so I thought it was interesting, but I wasn’t dying for—a lot of people in … wasn’t angling around for anything in particular. In fact, the night of the inauguration, I went to Wiesbaden with …

| Edward M. Kennedy Project

Melody Miller Oral History (07/2008)

… and I was a Girl Friday on Saturdays. There was a human-interest story in the Washington Post about me, about a bust … this silver bra, and made some funny crack, "Well, this is interesting!" [ laughing ] and put it back. Then he looked at … to be done. Although when he went in— This might be of interest to you. When he went into the Democratic Caucus, he …

| Bill Clinton Project

Martin Sabo Oral History

… the President, in his speech, made a great deal of the fact that he was going to use CBO [Congressional Budget … spending ended up being governed by those two facts in many ways, because the administration was hoping to … issues fairly. I recall going to the Black Caucus. It was interesting. There were lots of new members elected from the …

| George H. W. Bush Project

John H. Sununu Oral History (11/2000)

… high on the agenda for early action and the President in fact was able to break the logjam and get great clean air … then the National Governors Association and in fact, in the campaign we developed what has now become common … interview, but I think that’s an extremely important fact— Sununu For example, we met at Kennebunkport with a …

Presidents on health care

… who charge the people from twenty-seven to fifty per cent interest on small loans, I think are the worst vultures we … a role for the Federal Government. It is unfortunately a fact that medical costs are rising and already impose severe … experts from the health professions, and with many other interested citizens, in its effort to perfect a sound …

Every administration since FDR's New Deal has had to consider the appropriate role of government in securing the nation's health

| Edward M. Kennedy Project

Victoria R. Kennedy Oral History

… and it was the first time that I was intellectually interested. We were in this real intellectual sort of thing … he was great to go out with because he was fun and he was interesting, but we were—gosh, I didn’t want to get married. … children and you love the children.” I think he loved the fact that I loved my children and that I was a mother, as …

| Edward M. Kennedy Project

Stephanie Cutter Oral History

… career path, to put it mildly. You never had any real interest in press work, but as soon as you got a press job, … him calling through those families, one by one. In fact I suggested that he do an interview with New England … Yes, we saw that, didn’t we? Cutter Yes. It was all very interesting at the time. In the buildup, one of the things …