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The White House Historical Association convened a meeting in Washington, D.C. of those who work at presidential sites around the country -- and of descendants of presidents from James Monroe…

White House press secretaries from the Ford, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton, and Obama administrations talked about how the position changed over time and the difficulties they faced whil…

Former White House press secretaries from the Clinton and Ford administrations talked about their experiences in the White House, the difficulties of the job, and how the position has change…

Former Vietnam War correspondents talked about their experiences while covering the conflict after U.S. troops pulled out of Vietnam in 1972. This was part of an event concerning several wa…

Ron Nessen served as President Gerald Ford’s press secretary and was with the president on a 1975 trip to China. Mr. Nessen gave a behind-the-scenes account of that visit and his impressions…

Stephen Hess, author of What Do We Do Now? A Workbook for the President-Elect, moderated a panel on the role of the White House press secretary, especially in the outset of a new administrat…

A group of former White House press secretaries participated in a panel discussion on White House media relations and advice for President-Elect Obama for his transition period. Topics incl…

Former White House press secretaries for Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton talked about what the job was like and speculated on whether it would be harder in today’s digital age of 24/7 news cove…

The White House Historical Association held a Symposium about the West Wing to celebrate it’s 100th Anniversary. Panelists talked about the history of the West Wing of the White House, focus…

Former White House staff members and correspondents focused on the traditional and modern roles of the first lady within the context of the presidency and women’s history. Video footage of f…

The speakers talked about President Gerald Ford, and many reminisced about their experiences with him. The former president talked about the value of journalism to America, and presented the…

Organizing the Presidency, published by Brookings Institution Press, examines how presidents from FDR to George W. Bush organized the executive branch and distributed power. To celebrate the…

Bernard Kalb covered the fall of Saigon, and Ronald Nessen announced it to the nation as the White House press secretary. They discussed the impact of the Vietnam War on the news media. They…

Paul Laxalt, Ronald Reagan’s 1976 campaign manager, and Ron Nessen, President Ford’s press secretary, talked about the 1976 Republican convention and the events leading up to it. They spoke …

Participants talked about military actions against Serbian forces in Yugoslavia. They talked about the buildup to the campaign, whether sustained bombing would meet the stated objectives, an…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

The John F. Kennedy School of Government and the National Press Club sponsored the Harvard Commission on Presidential News Conferences which reports its findings today.