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… progressive ideal of publicity promised the revelation of fact, its practice depended upon a subjective rendering of events to appear fact-like. Out of this contradiction, however, a host of new … Rise of the Agricultural Welfare State: Institutions and Interest Group Power in the United States, France, and Japan …
Public Events
… the West. In response, the United States is increasing its interest in the success of Taiwan’s democratic institutions … under stress. Join us for an assessment of how these facts have become central to the growing competition. …
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… tradition, generating scholarship in the public interest to help guide the future of American democracy. … can both have merit; that we can investigate questions of fact and discuss questions of opinion; that we can be open to …
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… to be too explicit in criticizing the Fed for increases in interest rates. Since it appears inevitable in the years ahead that there will be substantial interest rate hikes, close observers are no doubt wondering … is easy to understand: The Fed’s ability to control interest rates can have a profound impact on the American …
The White House has usually found it necessary not to be too explicit in criticizing the Fed for increases in interest rates. Since it appears inevitable in the years ahead that there will be substantial interest rate hikes, close observers are no doubt wondering whether President Donald Trump will suffer in silence—or at least in private—as his predecessors usually have.
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… American Government, and that was that America had an interest in a peaceful resolution in the North and how the … solution… What had some particular appeal was the fact that it was being done by Carter—a Protestant, a southerner… Carter had a very interesting group that was strongly committed on human …
Read about Kennedy's work with newly elected President Jimmy Carter on the conflict in Northern Ireland
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… Kennedy talks about his lifelong interest and involvement in health and healthcare policies. … commented, probably earlier in our discussions, about the fact that my sister Rosemary [Kennedy] was mentally and … Nixon people, or at least there was an expression of some interest because it might help him out in a time when he …
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… Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams had recently expressed interest in pursuing a peaceful resolution to the conflict … they’d often suggest Kennedy was an IRA supporter, when in fact he was opposed to the IRA. People who cared about this … They’re not doing that as a favor to us. It’s in their interest to cooperate on those two issues.” As far as the …
Kennedy works with newly elected President Bill Clinton to help start peaceful negotiations in Northern Ireland
Presidential Biographies
… began to consult him although they did not publicize that fact. Republicans were still wary of the public's reaction to Nixon but they were interested in his opinions about foreign affairs. He remained …
Presidential Biographies
… Santo Domingo had a suitable bay, and its government was interested in having the United States annex the country. The President was also interested in the island nation because it presented black … persuaded enough senators and representatives to support a fact-finding commission of three men that would explore the …
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… he ran for governor of Iowa as a Democrat despite the fact that Republicans had held the seat for the previous … highly agricultural state. Many feared, however, that his interest would push him to be partial to the corn-growing … the status quo and too favorably inclined toward corporate interests in farming. …
Presidential Biographies
… 1875, Grant wrote a public letter formally renouncing any interest in a third term and played virtually no role in the … down as President, he could perhaps take comfort in the fact that his actions preserved the Union that so many had … American democracy wherever he went. Grant had a life-long interest in travel and was now finally able to indulge his …
Presidential Biographies
… to the French, having the Emperor Napoleon's driving interests for world domination next door was not an … deal—Congress approved the purchase five months after the fact. Jefferson then outfitted a twenty-five man expedition … that they were British deserters, many of whom were in fact just that. Tensions mounted, and in the summer of 1807, …
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… that are nonconfrontational. Both of us have always been interested in history, and we want to keep educating … share ideas about what worked best to get things done. The fact that the Miller Center provides reliable, nonpartisan … and apply it to how we create policy moving forward. The fact that the Miller Center provides reliable, nonpartisan …
Presidential Recordings
… of Transportation [DOT] -Economic spokesman -Peterson's interests in security and economics -National security … of government agencies -AEC -Head -Schlesinger -Peterson's interest in international trade -Sugar -Peterson's interest …
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… law for countless newcomers and larger national interests. Today, as in the past, efforts to significantly … has hinged upon difficult compromises over rival goals and interests. The result is legislation that is typically … huge partisan gains in both houses of Congress. The fact that these especially favorable circumstances did not …
Nearly every new president of the modern era has viewed the nation’s immigration policies as deeply flawed. Yet few of these modern executives have been willing to make immigration reform—one of the most dangerous issues in American politics—central to their agenda. Even fewer have had a measure of success doing so.
Presidential Recordings
… Time story -Connally quotes -Wilbur D. Mills -President’s interest in economy -Lawrence Malkin -Hedley W. Donovan … -Sidey -Negativity -Instructions to Shultz -Statement of facts -Effect on administration opponents -Politicians, …
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… be made much worse. We’re dealing with a president more interested in his reelection prospects than safeguarding the … that the virus is “pretty close to airtight” contained. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) … this assertion. Trump’s unwillingness to acknowledge facts and evidence undermines one of the most important tools …
To manage the growing coronavirus outbreak, the Trump administration will need something it’s been devoid of over the past three years: a commitment to truth-telling and competent leadership.
Presidential Biographies
… Philip Buchen. At the same time, he became increasingly interested in politics. A Republican, Ford had supported … McKay. Pearl Harbor put Ford's legal career and political interests on hold. Ford enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was … and Amberg in Grand Rapids and continued to cultivate an interest in politics. He also met and began courting …
Presidential Recordings
… -Conversation with Colson -Business leaders -Possible fact sheets -Herbert G. Klein -Unemployment, interest rates and prices -Freeze -Effects -Labor -Pay Board …
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… advice, the authors take for granted that the national interest will trump other considerations when attention to them may, in fact, also serve the national interest, for example … global dominance, a calculus of harm that placed American interests far above those of other nations was appropriate, …
Joy Rohde examines how Cold War history limits our approach to modern foreign policy