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Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… is actually, in hindsight, very unusual for him because he’s a remarkably punctual person. I didn’t know that at the … It was a really lively conversation. I was impressed by how much he knew and how curious he was. He asked very good …
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… Running for president in 1992, Governor Bill Clinton wanted his campaign … had defeated Iraq in the Persian Gulf War—Clinton did not challenge George H.W. Bush on foreign policy. “It’s … organized planning or preparations for foreign crises. He believed his predecessors had succeeded when they “made it …
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… has proven that it is vital to examine all the presidents, even the obscure, to fully appreciate historical … Coolidge , has proven that it is vital to examine all the presidents, even the obscure, to fully appreciate historical … developments we see today. Shlaes asks why such a popular president in his own time became largely forgotten. She …
Amity Shlaes new book, Coolidge, has proven that it is vital to examine all the presidents, even the obscure, to fully appreciate historical developments we see today.
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… President Clinton had to deal with a shutdown of the government. He didn't have to deal with the blame. … down in January 2018, we remember the showdown between President Bill Clinton and Republicans in Congress in the … was willing to balance the budget—and indeed wanted to—but he was opposed to Republican methods. Republicans were …
President Clinton had to deal with a shutdown of the government. He didn't have to deal with the blame.
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… Research; Massachusetts Deputy Health Commissioner; President, Pennsylvania Health Care Association … all sorts of stuff. We discussed a little bit in the past how I was there not just as his health guy, but also the … with Kennedy. He was fulfilling a destiny, by running for President, that clearly all of his staff wanted him to do, me …
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… item number one. Colin Powell's accurate prediction that he would be remembered for the incorrect assertion that Iraq … and I’m in my new place of business trying to figure out how I can fit into this tiny little room when suddenly I … the hall: “Is he in there? Is he in there?” It was Vice President Bush, and he came in and gave me a warm welcome. …
Miller Center oral history interviews offer a fuller picture of Colin Powell, the first African American U.S. secretary of state
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… In this interview, Waxman discusses how Edward M. Kennedy’s absence from the Senate following his … have affected efforts to pass the Affordable Care Act. He talks about Kennedy’s ability to influence his colleagues … absence from the healthcare process over the past year. How would the bill have been different coming out of the …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… Perhaps if you could just give us some background as to how you first came—you mentioned earlier that you were close … Chief of Staff, not officially, but that’s the function he served for Jack. I met Jack. I had a very close friend of …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… Knott: Perhaps the best place to begin is to ask you how you first met Senator Kennedy, perhaps some of your … and the like—then testifying before Senator Kennedy. I did testify in the hearing, and he was thoroughly, thoroughly prepared, and asked probing …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… just give us a little bit of background about yourself, how you became interested or active in politics, that would … some of them. And I was, and my family was, very much for President Truman, but of course, we didn’t think he was going to win so it was a great surprise. After that, …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… I think that first I ought to introduce myself and say how I became involved with the Kennedys. Knott That’s a great … Relations. Knott Absolutely great guy. Mottur He’s actually the godfather of my son, and probably my … very well. In 1960, when Jack Kennedy started running for President, he naturally had many ties to Harvard. A Harvard …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation and the speech he wrote for Edward Kennedy to deliver at the symposium. He discusses various pieces of science-related legislation … right. Mottur In addition to all Ted’s work in the Senate, he served, at that time, and perhaps still does, as president …
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… in the administration and his special relationship with President Carter … the foreign policy apparatus of the Carter administration. He highlighted how he met Carter during his work on the … meeting, that it’s nice to hear a Democratic candidate for President with guts. He was saying things in the Middle East …
In this exclusive oral history with the Miller Center, former national security advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski reflects on his time in the administration and his special relationship with President Carter
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… Although Americans did not reelect him, he's long been rated as one of the nation's most admired … the popular vote in his losing bid for reelection to the presidency in 1980. But in the ensuing years, he was … too. Over time, his presidency has looked better than it did when he left the Oval Office. And, not coincidentally, …
Although Americans did not reelect him, he's long been rated as one of the nation's most admired figures
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… that they thought I should see the Senator. That’s how it worked. Heininger Didn’t you first say no to him? Kalicki Did somebody tell you that? Heininger I’ve seen that written …
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… New presidents face surprise international crises. So in the … appeared on the Washington Post's Monkey Cage . Every president in U.S. history has possessed some form of … have to wake up. We can’t elect somebody who doesn’t know how to do the job.” But the opposite also may be true. Maybe …
New presidents face surprise international crises. So in the primaries, should foreign policy experience matter?
Presidential Biographies
… With the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 12, 1945, Vice President Harry S. Truman assumed the Oval Office. He surely knew he faced a difficult set of challenges in the …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… my love for politics brought me to Washington. I attended President [John F.] Kennedy’s inauguration. I worked for the … in law school or college, like Paul Kirk—I met Paul when he was in law school and his father was appointed a judge—I …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… a while to get to. But my sense in those meetings was that he was totally pragmatic: OK, what can we get done maybe not … and in particular, as I say, just trying to get a sense of how his mind worked. I had no way of knowing how he relates to his colleagues in small groups, where …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… meeting Kennedy and their subsequent friendship. He talks about the Ronald Reagan administration and there is … elected but appointed. I was appointed by his predecessor. He had a lot of strange ideas about things, but this didn’t …