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Presidential Speeches
… Convention at Madison Square Garden in New York City, President Bush delivers his acceptance speech for the … THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. (Applause.) Mr. Chairman -- Mr. … you gave a speech, as my opponent did, calling the Reagan presidency eight years of "moral darkness," then you may be a …
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… President Lyndon Johnson's secret White House recordings … The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with President Lyndon Johnson President Lyndon Johnson's secret White House tapes provide a … and admiration for him. Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen to President Johnson | April 4, 1968 President Johnson and his …
President Lyndon Johnson's secret White House recordings provide a remarkable inside look at government officials struggling to establish control over the civil unrest in large, urban cities such as Detroit, Washington DC, and Chicago in the wake of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Presidential Speeches
… President Roosevelt addresses the Democratic National … the need for economic equality in the country. The President also states his previous efforts to aid the less … to do better as our task proceeds. Governments can err, Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us …
Presidential Speeches
… President Hoover addresses legislation in Congress aimed at … THE PRESIDENT said: "I observe that measures have been already …
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… ago today, the victim of assassination like his brother, President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Edward Kennedy received word … Act. Their troika ended all too soon, however, with the president’s assassination in Dallas, but in 1965, Bobby … had a 'feeling of dread' about his brother's run for president …
When Robert Kennedy was shot 50 years ago today, Sen. Edward Kennedy became the family's patriarch at age 36.
Oral History Interviews
| George W. Bush Project… and the administration’s negotiations with Congress, and President Bush’s vision for U.S.-India relations; and Bush’s … about it. I may have this wrong, but it was when Vice President [Richard B.] Cheney made a trip to Kazakhstan. It … after the articulation of the democracy themes in the President's second inaugural address, and then the more …
Presidential Speeches
… President Bush visits Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Ohio … THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much. AUDIENCE: U-S-A! U-S-A! THE PRESIDENT: Okay. I know you all are anxious to get back to …
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… In his first speech as president, Woodrow Wilson argued that government should … past inaugural addresses—the first words spoken by our new presidents. Today we look at Woodrow Wilson . During his run … With the Republican party split between incumbent President William Howard Taft and former President Theodore …
In his first speech as president, Woodrow Wilson argued that government should actively defend the public interest
Presidential Speeches
… The President announces an agreement with Austria to suspend … that upon satisfactory evidence being given to the President of the United States by the government of any … produce or manufacture thereof imported in the same, the President is thereby authorized to issue his proclamation …
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… of experts offers essential readings on the 22nd & 24th president. … The first year of a new president’s first term is always a crucible. But often it’s … America in the 1890s . Learn more about Cleveland’s presidency here . …
Our First Year team of experts offers essential readings on the 22nd & 24th president.
Presidential Speeches
… From the Oval Office, President Bush addresses the nation on Iraqi "renewal," … much of the intelligence turned out to be wrong. As your President, I am responsible for the decision to go into Iraq. …
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… as Secretary of the Interior during the administration of President Donald Trump. … from 2015 to 2017. After Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, he nominated Zinke to be Secretary of the …
Ryan Zinke served as Secretary of the Interior during the administration of President Donald Trump.
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… The different ways in which presidents enter the White House often shape their first-year … The different ways in which presidents enter the White House often shape their first-year …
The different ways in which presidents enter the White House often shape their first-year prospects and agendas.
Presidential Speeches
… President Obama's remarks at McCormick Place in Chicago … America’s happy warrior -- (applause) -- the best Vice President anybody could ever hope for -- Joe Biden. … and you will have the lifelong appreciation of a grateful President. Thank you for believing all the way, through …
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… blog series examining how career generals won the presidency and governed … Grant, and Dwight Eisenhower, all career generals, won the presidency and how effective they were once in office. 1848 … supported Whig principles, such as being a less activist president and not using the veto frequently. (Whigs preferred …
The “General” Election is a four-part blog series examining how career generals won the presidency and governed
Presidential Speeches
… President Eisenhower begins this State of the Union Address … Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the 85th Congress: It is … and other prospects for a prosperous, harmonious world. As President McKinley said, as long ago as 1901: "Isolation is … world. Note: This is the text of the document which the President signed and transmitted to the Senate and the House …
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… William Gale and Aaron Krupkin write about the next president's tax plans … It’s good to be rich. Depending on who becomes the next president, it could get a lot better or a lot worse. Thanks … the plans noted above seem too enormous to become law. But presidents often get their way on taxes in the first year of …
William Gale and Aaron Krupkin write about the next president's tax plans
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… Early in the first year of his presidency, Franklin Roosevelt faced a crisis unlike any … withdrawals. The day he entered office on March 4, 1933, President Roosevelt took action, declaring a banking holiday … The president explained how banks worked to defend his bank …
The first of FDR's 30 fireside chats addressed the banking crisis in a uniquely personal way
Presidential Speeches
… looming concern regarding the scarcity of oil resources President Carter delivers a message in stark terms, urging … that may reflect the feelings of many of you. "Mr. President," he said, "I don't feel much like talking about … decisions. This is not a contest of strength between the President and the Congress, nor between the House and the …
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… President Johnson holds a press conference in the White House … THE PRESIDENT. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. After … May 1964. He was previously Executive Vice Chairman of the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity and has …