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… by President Bill Clinton. He not only spoke about what he sees as its essential elements, but he also assessed … it,” Clinton said. To try to demystify the office and the job, he said, each president must take the formal Article II … bonds of our community,” he said. And he also spoke about what he tried to do and how he tried to do it. “I believe …
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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… Instead, Bush had more modest aims. He would replicate what he had done as governor of Texas. Bush had more modest aims. He would replicate what he had done as governor of Texas In 2001,Texas’s … we represent The way Bush depicted his approach to the job in his 2000 presidential campaign betrayed a relatively …
By the time George W. Bush entered the White House, the presidency was in an institutionally diminished state.
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… with the fall of that country back to the Taliban. What decisions made by American policymakers led to this … with the fall of that country back to the Taliban. What decisions made by American policymakers led to this …
The history of American engagement in Afghanistan has taken on renewed importance with the fall of that country back to the Taliban. What decisions made by American policymakers led to this result? Was it inevitable, or were there missed opportunities that might have created the conditions for long-term success?
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… you feel the President had a similar learning curve in his job that you did in yours?... Cisneros: No, it took him a lot … City. I saw him get much more sober and serious about what he was dealing with and what he was entrusted with. I …
April 19, 1995: A truck filled with explosives detonated at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Read excerpts about the event from the Miller Center’s William J. Clinton Presidential History Project.
Presidential Biographies
… Alvin Hansen, admitted in 1940 that "I really do not know what the basic principle of the New Deal is." Part of this … to stabilize the U.S. financial system, provide relief and jobs to the suffering, and reenergize America's capitalist …
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… visited the Miller Center in February 1987, when he met in what was then the main Center event space—now the Fife … to taking direction from a Democratic chief executive. What’s more, every journalist on the White House beat wanted … the political consequences of the choices before him. His job as he saw it was to enact the right policy, and voters …
Although Americans did not reelect him, he's long been rated as one of the nation's most admired figures
Presidential Biographies
… path," especially since "There are no requirements of the job...you do what makes your heart sing." She recognized that it was the … Indeed, Lady Bird believed that "as a public figure, my job is to help my husband do his job." To that end, she read …
Presidential Biographies
… who wanted the federal government to stay out of what they considered internal state affairs, were only too … Southerners into a Republican Party dedicated to creating jobs and solid businesses in the defeated region. However, it … and his treasury secretary, George Boutwell, realized what was at stake, they ordered the sale on Friday, September …
Presidential Biographies
… achievements were not enough, however, to get him the jobs he applied for with the Federal Bureau of Investigation … back east, as a law professor's recommendation got Nixon a job with the Office of Price Administration in Washington, … Denigrative Method As a campaigner, Nixon mastered early what historian Garry Wills called "The Denigrative Method" …
Oral History Interviews
| George W. Bush Project… Hamid Karzai; Pakistan; and India. Khalilzad talks about what changed in Iraq from 2002 to his time as ambassador in … set of circumstances, although we were poor. Perry What prompted you to come to the United States? Was it your …
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… wants to take, and whether it’s engagement or not, and what the inner workings of that strategy are, a lot depends … own butt. He’s just protecting his buddies. This is not what’s in your interests, Mr. President.” That conversation … as you could do it… because your goodwill account, if the job is being done right, at the end of the two years…your …
An insider’s account of congressional relations in the first year
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… one of the latter smashed my chin, yelling, “Dirty Jew!” “What did you do that for?” I exclaimed, struggling to get to … the liturgy. His support of my studies had cost him his job in 1934. I sat with my elementary school teacher, a Protestant, whose support of my studies had cost him his job in 1934 I devoted my life and career to the study of …
The renowned legal scholar reflected on his escape from Nazi Germany—and how those experiences shaped his life and work.
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… “I like beer!”—has not faded from Americans’ memories. What causes Supreme Court justices to become lightning rods … polls or other forms of expressed displeasure with their job performance? Read the full article at The Hill …
Four types of events lead to justices’ unpopularity in the modern era.
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… Americans are experiencing what feels like a pivotal moment in the history of our … Forum , I’m Doug Blackmon. Americans are experiencing what feels like a pivotal moment in the history of our …
Public Events
… or loses simply boils down to whether the people liked what they saw. Understanding why 2016 turned out the way it … or loses simply boils down to whether the people liked what they saw. But what about an election like 2016? The … baggage over time. However, in terms of elections, your job as a candidate is to get people to vote for you because …
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… more about her work at UVA and in Charlottesville. Q. What are your primary responsibilities as editor of the … clarify something. That becomes part of the record, and my job is to keep track of those changes. It might be …
The Miller Center's own Gail Hyder Wiley: Editor of presidential interviews and community activist.
Presidential Biographies
… nevertheless, they were able to vote and had better job opportunities. In the South, blacks were disfranchised, … survive. In Northern and Southern cities, blacks saw their jobs—which were usually of the entry level, low paying, and … Angeles. The police and military refused to intervene in what became known as the "zoot suit riots." The police, in …
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… a lack of access to education and good jobs—has made the path for so many young adults much harder. … nationally. A multigenerational commitment to stimulate jobs and provide opportunities through collaboration between … people.” Nashashibi added to that possibility, noting: “What does it look like when we invest these resources to lead …
In introducing the first panel of the UVA 2021 Democracy Biennial on September 24, UVA Executive Vice President and Provost Liz Magill didn’t mince words. “Across the world, citizens are debating democracy’s fate,” Magill said as she opened the two-day conference, which was presented in three engaging webinars because COVID-19 restrictions prevented the staging of an in-person event.
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… financial crisis. A decade is plenty of time to reflect on what we have learned, what we have fixed, and what remains to be done. High on the … “My focus had been kitchen-table economic issues like jobs and inflation. I assumed any major credit troubles would …
Miller Center fellow Robert F. Bruner writes in the Hill about the lessons we still have to learn.
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… establishment and you'd send out some waves. I said, -- What the hell difference does that make? As soon as this guy … the possible pattern here of really putting the damn job--”and I just wonder if we should put Colson in charge of …