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Lynne Cheney talked about President James Madison’s personality, health problems, and political career. She also spoke about the influential women in President Madison’s life. The presentati…

Pulitzer Prize-winning historians Joseph Ellis and Gordon Wood discussed the legacies of the Founding Fathers. They also explored the relationships between several of these leaders and talke…

Judge Douglas Ginsburg of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit discussed the history and evolution of the U.S. Supreme Court. He explained how justices decided seve…

Historian Richard Brookhiser talks about the Founding Fathers who influenced Abraham Lincoln - George Washington, Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Brookhiser is the author of Founders'…

Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith discussed how George Washington’s vision for the American Republic shaped the role of president. Mr. Smith then talked about Founding Fathers John…

David McCullough talked about how the founders, particularly John Adams, valued education, viewed slavery, and persevered in the face of hardship. Mr. McCullough then spoke about how these i…

Gordon Wood spoke about what inspired him to study the Founding Fathers, how scholarship on the Revolutionary period has evolved, and what he thinks the people misunderstand about the Foundi…

Joseph Ellis talked about the Founding Fathers and argued for humanizing them, saying they were flawed men who are too often placed on a pedestal, stripping us of our ability to relate to th…

Newt Gingrich spoke at the Lincoln Day Dinner at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida. At the dinner Gingrich was endorsed by former candidate Herman Cain. Rep…

David McCullough talked about his book, 1776, published by Simon and Schuster, and George Washington’s legacy. The book chronicled the military side of the American Revolution, described the…

Lady Margaret Thatcher addressed members of GOPAC concerning world governments and world politics. Lady Margaret Thatcher served as the head of Britain’s Conservative Party and as British Pr…

David McCullough made the keynote address at opening ceremonies for the Ford Orientation Center and Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center at Mount Vernon. Roger Mudd acted as master…

Seven service members were awarded the Purple Heart at a ceremony held near President Washington’s tomb at the Mount Vernon Estate in Virginia. Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England and th…

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors held a meeting to review the fiscal year 2006 budget and the report from the president of the Corporation of Public Broadcasting. A…

Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) spoke about the Republican agenda for the remainder of the 105th Congress and beyond. This was part of a semiannual meeting for GOPAC charter members. Speaker Gi…

Donald Rumsfeld, Chairman of Dole/Kemp '96, reflected on Republican campaign efforts and examined how they could improve their campaigning techniques. He also criticized the Democratic Party…

Mr. Barbour, who will soon complete his term as chair of the Republican National Committee, spoke about the future of the Republican Party. He also reflected on the elections and argued that…

Ward Connerly, president of the California Civil Rights Initiative, spoke about the successful campaign for proposition 209, which ended affirmative action programs in the California state g…

Ms. Gay Hart Gaines, GOPAC Chairman, read some personal comments from GOPAC members to House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Then, Speaker Gingrich spoke about the challenges facing the Republican pa…

Speaker of the House, Representative Newt Gingrich R-Georgia and Rush Limbaugh spoke at a meeting of GOPAC, an organization that trains and fundraises for Republican candidates for campaigns…