Videos

University of California, Davis, law professor Mary Ziegler discussed the history of abortion and contraception laws in the United States.

University of California, Davis, history Professor Kathryn Olmsted taught a class on how the ‘Red Scare’ evolved into a wide-ranging conspiracy theory in the United States in the 1940s and 1…

University of California, Davis, art history professor Heghnar Watenpaugh discussed objects of native American culture in museum collections as well as repatriation efforts.

Authors Michael Bernick and Louis Vismara discussed how to improve employment programs for people with autism. This virtual event was hosted by the University of California, Davis MIND Insti…

Professor Alan Taylor talked about alcohol use in the early American republic. By 1830, annual alcohol consumption in America reached four gallons per person, the most in the history of the …

Professor Eric Rauchway talked about the role played by the British Royal Air Force in the Allied strategy during World War II. He described how proponents of air power had to compete with t…

A symposium examined the career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. After opening remarks by Dean Johnson, a videotaped message from Justice John Paul Stevens was shown. Panelis…

Panelists including former clerks of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens held a discussion on the justice and his views on national security, including the rights of enemy…

Professor Kathleen Sullivan delivered the 1997 Barrett Lecture on constitutional issues. She talked about the large volume of money spent on the 1996 elections, questionable fund-raising act…

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Columnist Molly Ivins ridiculed Congress and the Texas legislature and other aspects of U.S. politics. After her remarks, she took questions from the audience. Ms. I…

Dr. Frances Conley received national attention last summer when she resigned from her position as a professor of neurosurgery at Stanford University. At the time Dr. Conley said she was tire…

The Legacy of the Reagan Presidency: Presidential-Congressional Relations

Participants of this conference heard speakers discuss the increasing apathy for electoral politics since the 1980 elections. They declared that Reagan’s two victories have ushered in a real…

Former President Gerald Ford gave a campus address to students about Politics and Presidency at the University of California, Davis. He referenced several former US Presidents and talked a…

UC Davis hosted a panel discussion entitled Parameters of the Reagan Presidency. This panel was made up of political scientists and journalists, and they discussed President Reagan’s legacy.

The University of California held a discussion about the Foreign Policy Legacy of Ronald Reagan. The panel examined events that happened under his presidency.

Former President Jimmy Carter gave a speech at UC Davis about the Presidency and what it should be.