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Jack Warren, assistant editor of the George Washington Papers Project at the University of Virginia, critiqued George Washington’s presidency. He described the first president as an able exe…

Historian Richard Norton Smith, director of the Gerald R. Ford Museum and Library, spoke about how the fifth president, James Monroe, who served from 1817 to 1825, and John Quincy Adams, his…

Former Librarian of Congress Daniel Boorstin discussed the democratic paradox, the tendency for citizens of a democracy to trust the form of government but to distrust those who govern. He s…

As part of a panel discussion titled, “The Trouble with Washington,” two former congressional leaders and Senator William Cohen, R-Maine, who is retiring at the end of this year, discussed w…

Former President Gerald Ford closed this conference titled “The Trouble with Washington” with his perspectives on public cynicism and discontent.

In the first segment, Mr. Eisele talked about the morning headlines . Mr. Farhi talked by telephone about the operations and downsized budget of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Next…

Former President Gerald Ford was led on a tour by Richard Norton Smith, Director of the Gerald Ford Museum. The two walked through a special exhibit at the Gerald Ford Museum called “41 men”…