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… they were not, but I've also asked this question about the video conferences that occurred later on between the … facilities where the President could convene a secure video teleconference with anybody around the world, many …
The page said, "World Trade Center has been hit by an airplane." Like everybody, my first reaction was that it must have been some terrible accident; there was no indication of the size of the plane. We got to the school and the president was shaking hands with people, the superintendent, the principal, along the inside wall of the school. He got to the end of shaking hands and Karl was the first one to get to the president and whispered in the president's ear, "The World Trade Center has been hit by an airplane."
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President Donald Trump rose to office amid cultural uneasiness about the pace and scope of social change. He has yet to signal, however, how he will address the changes rippling across life as natural systems are increasingly integrated within social systems.
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U.S. policy to attack HIV/AIDS worldwide evolved after a dismissive and ineffectual start.
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Oral History Interviews
… and Zal [Zalmay Khalilzad] come in on the CVTS [compressed video transmission service] from Baghdad. Then the President …
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… Obama said the officers “acted stupidly.” First Year Video: Presidential Problems: Race And The Crisis of Justice …
Despite the election of our nation’s first black president—and in some ways, perhaps because of that fact—America, in the realm of race, remains embroiled in crisis, controversy, and catastrophe. That need not be the case, especially if we as a nation, and our new president individually, are willing to learn hard lessons from the Obama era and move forward.
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… playing in the Oval Office, and the multiple photos and videos of Barack Obama joyfully engaging with children, …
What must the next president do in the first year to manage the overheated, ubiquitous, yet fragmented media environment in which we find ourselves today?
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The leak of the "Pentagon Papers" study of the Vietnam war became a turning point in the history of Richard Nixon’s presidency and a crucial catalyst in his downfall
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UVA Institute of Democracy experts assess the latest developments as the new president settles into office
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… the immigration bill on August 26, 1965. Interact with the video above or click here to view the exhibit. The Johnson …
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.
Oral History Interviews
… we kind of turned the other way. Somebody brought a little video camera into the signing ceremony and he got to put ads …
Oral History Interviews
… the floor of the Senate or whether it would be by tape and video. I think the assumption was that you would be there. …
Presidential Biographies
… In early March, news organizations and websites showed video recordings of some controversial sermons by Obama’s …
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… are best described as gilded racial ghettos. First Year Video: Presidential Problems: Race And The Crisis of Justice …
After centuries of exclusion, black Americans have been almost wholly accepted into the public sphere of American life and are central to the nation’s definition of itself as a political and social community. And yet, at the same time, black Americans remain extraordinarily excluded from most regions of the nation’s private sphere.
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University of Virginia scholars weigh in on the latest developments. Check back regularly for the most updated content.