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… Homeland Security from 2009-2010. Charles Benjamin is the president of the Near East Foundation. He has over …
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… President Nixon addresses the nation condemning the actions … while also advocating for reforms of the system. The President emphasizes the sanctity of the Office of President and his intentions to maintain and promote that … and officials of the Committee for the Re-Election of the President—including some of my closest friends and most …
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… President Obama delivers his 2015 State of the Union Address, with Vice President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House John Boehner. … Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans: We are … years, the pundits have pointed out more than once that my presidency hasn’t delivered on this vision. How ironic, they …
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… paying for at least half the cost of France’s war there. President Eisenhower and Secretary of State John Foster … hatred of the French to us. I cannot tell you, said the President with vehemence, how bitterly opposed I am to such a … President Eisenhower was determined to keep the United …
In the 1950s, American strategists viewed Asia as the most dangerous and unstable theater of conflict with the Communist bloc. In Korea, in Taiwan, and in Southeast Asia, Americans perceived dangerous threats to the “free world.” And nowhere did the stakes seems higher than in Indochina.
Presidential Speeches
… In light of President McKinley’s assassination, President Theodore Roosevelt reflects on the life of an … his fellow Americans. In addition to this sorrowful event, President Roosevelt addresses business concerns, immigration, … the shadow of a great calamity. On the sixth of September, President McKinley was shot by an anarchist while attending …
Oral History Interviews
| Jimmy Carter Project… skills, and comments on the ideal relationship between a president and his advisors. He also evaluates several key … Cutler concludes with an assessment of the Carter presidency, which he calls a systemic failure rather than a … latter appointment as part of a general recognition by the President and his staff that they needed to tap more, and …
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… The first year of a president’s term sheds important light on the character, …
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… President Nixon speaks to members of his cabinet and the … staff as he leaves the White House after resigning the presidency on August 8, 1974. Forced to resign because of the … work and accomplishments. Nixon pledges that leaving the presidency will be a new beginning. …
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… President Jackson begins with an overview of the state of … to "remove all intermediate agency in the election of the President and Vice President." … part of the Constitution which relates to the election of President and Vice-President. Our system of government was by …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… going to discuss which of the 15 of us was going to be President of the United States. We had been real hotshots in … I said, "The guy through that door is going to win you the Presidency." Clinton was very good about this. To his great …
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… The next president must weigh carefully the decision to go to war … Wars can make, but are much more likely to break, a president’s tenure. They are easy to start, but far more …
The next president must weigh carefully the decision to go to war
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… Center joins with Longwood to host a panel on the vice presidency … to present a panel: The increasing power of the vice presidency—a view from the inner circle. The panel included … Miller Center; Roy Neel , former chief of staff to Vice President Al Gore; Eric Edelman , former assistant to Vice …
The Miller Center joins with Longwood to host a panel on the vice presidency
Presidential Speeches
… Remarks by the president on healthcare reform in Strongville, Ohio. … THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Ohio! (Applause.) It is good to be here … of Washington for a little while. AUDIENCE: O-H-I-O. THE PRESIDENT: Yes, that kid Turner looks pretty good. You guys …
Presidential Speeches
… President Obama delivers an address to the nation on … there are actions I have the legal authority to take as President –- the same kinds of actions taken by Democratic and Republican presidents before me -– that will help make our immigration …
Oral History Interviews
| George W. Bush Project… State); the Iraq War troop surge; interactions with President Bush, and the roles of Iraqi leaders such as Ayad …
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… The following is excerpted from Chapter 6 of The Living Presidency , by Saikrishna Bangalore Prakash, Copyright © 2020 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. All rights reserved … have gone on a military acquisition spree, securing for presidents the authority to wage war where and how they …
Modern notions of the power to declare war and of the commander in chief would astonish and dismay the Founders.
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… twenty-seven states and territories. Eugene Debs, president of the American Railway Union, organizes the … By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation … it has become impracticable, in the judgment of the President, to enforce by the ordinary course of judicial …
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… Haass, veteran diplomat and the current president of the Council on Foreign Relations, talks with …
Presidential Speeches
… President Obama delivers his State of the Union Address for 2013, with Vice President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House John Boehner. … Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, fellow citizens: … in Burma, when Aung San Suu Kyi welcomed an American President into the home where she had been imprisoned for …
Presidential Speeches
… In his sixth State of the Union address, President Clinton discusses the recent accomplishments and current challenges of the nation. The President focuses on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, … Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, honored guests, my fellow …