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Robert Dallek, author of the historical narrative, Camelot’s Court: Inside the Kennedy White House. He described his book as taking an inside look at the brain trust surrounding President Jo…

Historian Robert Dallek examined the political acumen of President Franklin D. Roosvelt throughout his four presidential terms.

President Lyndon Johnson’s conversations about the war in Vietnam and the presidential campaign with former President Dwight Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Presidential histori…

Historians and authors at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston, Massachusetts talked about President Kennedy’s legacy on the 50th anniversary of his death. Speakers included Ke…

Historian Robert Dallek talked about his book, Camelot’s Court: Inside the Kennedy White House, in which he profiles President Kennedy’s team of advisors, which included his brother and Atto…

In the thirty-fourth in a series on American presidents, scholars discussed the life and career of John F. Kennedy. Among the issues they addressed were his childhood, his Navy career, his e…

Robert Dallek was interviewed about his book Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power, published by HarperCollins. He discussed the close, but uneasy, relationship between Secretary of State H…

The evening before the 150th anniversary of the attack on Fort Sumter, historians spoke about leadership and the troubling issues of 1861. Edward Ayres projected some graphics as he talked a…

Robert Dallek talked about some of the declassified Pentagon Papers that will be released on the 40th anniversary of leak of the original Pentagon Papers to the New York Times. Topics includ…

Robert Dallek talked about his book An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917- 1963, published by Little, Brown and Company. The author described the extent of President Kennedy’s illness, …

Robert Dallek examines the foreign policy decisions made by world leaders from the United States, China, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union following World War II. Mr. Dallek argues the r…

Panelists talked about how presidents use power. Topics included the constitutional separation of powers, specific powers allowed of the president by the Constitution, and various presidents…

Robert Dallek and James Mann talked about their books on Presidents Truman and Reagan. The two presidents bookend-ed The Cold War, which ended twenty years previously with fall of the Soviet…

Presidential biographer Robert Dallek gave his perspective on President Obama’s first year in office. Starting from an analysis of the foreign policy challenges facing President Obama, he lo…

Historian Roberrt Dallek talked about his book Harry S. Truman: The 33rd President, 1945-1953, part of The American Presidents Series (Times Books; September 2, 2008). Mr. Dallek remembers t…

Robert Dallek talked about whether or not parallels exist between the war in Afghanistan and the Vietnam War, and if that kind of thinking can be perilous. He responded to telephone calls an…

Robert Dallek talked about the political career and the Presidential tenure of Harry Truman. . He responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. A clip of a President Truman biography, fr…

Mr. Dallek discussed his book Lone Star Rising: Lyndon Johnson and His Times 1908-1960, which follows the president’s life from childhood to his vice presidency. A second volume will cover t…

Robert Dalleck, Author, talked about the life and career of Lyndon Johnson from the time that he became vice president until his death in 1973. He emphasized the feelings of confusion and f…

Robert Dallek was interviewed before an audience about his book, Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power, published by HarperCollins. He was interviewed by James Warren. He talked about his r…