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Brandeis University Professor John Burt talked about his book, Lincoln’s Tragic Pragmatism: Lincoln, Douglas, and Moral Conflict, about the Lincoln Douglas Debates. He was joined by other hi…

Presidential scholars and others talked about the intersection between popular and scholarly history, including the narrative approach of authors David McCullough and Doris Kearns Goodwin, a…

A discussion was held on the future of the presidency. Panel members were asked to consider five questions: has to presidency become too powerful, would the founders approve of today’s presi…

The panel talked about the governing methods of previous presidential administrations and postulated on the potential methods of President Obama. William Howell talked about the balance o…

Participants talked about how the Clinton administration would be viewed in the future. Among the issues addressed were the failures of the first two years, the impact of the 1994 Congressio…