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U.S. News & World Report's Kenneth Walsh looked at how different presidents have handled crisis, from Franklin D. Roosevelt to today.

Ken Walsh talked about his book, Prisoners of the White House: The Isolation of America’s Presidents and the Crisis of Leadership, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communic…

The veteran White House correspondent explores the long history of black service in the home of the president of the United States. From the slaves who built the house to generations of blac…

Five former presidential speechwriters discussed the role of presidential speechwriters throughout history and their relationships with the presidents they served. Topics included their asse…

Ken Walsh talked about President Obama’s holiday vacation in Hawaii and provided a historical perspective on the vacation locales of previous presidents. He responded to telephone calls and …

Interviewed by Susan Eisenhower, granddaughter of President Dwight Eisenhower, Kenneth Walsh discussed his book From Mount Vernon to Crawford: A History of the Presidents and Their Retreats,…