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Richard Norton Smith interviewed former Representative Dan Rostenkowski about his life and career. Rep. Rostenkowski served as the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee from 1981-95…

The day before the official dedication of the museum portion of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois, museum officials talked about the museum and res…

This is an edited version of a longer live program. This edition does not include footage of the winners of the Lincoln essay contest for students, nor call-in portions of the original three…

Richard Norton Smith talked about President Bush’s popularity with the American public and Congress in a historical context. He also talked about his “Presidents and Patriots” tour with the …

Participating by telephone, Mr. Smith spoke about the events surrounding the 1975 assassination attempts on President Gerald Ford. He discussed the apprehension of Sara Jane Moore at the sce…

Participating from Springfield, Illinois, the Richard Norton Smith talked about Hurricane Katrina in a historical context by looking at responses to national disasters that had confronted ot…

Meg Steele, C-SPAN Education Relations Manager, announced the winners of C-SPAN’s Lincoln Essay Contest. Mihan Lee, a student at Georgetown Day School, Washington, DC, won the grand prize …

Executive Director Richard Norton Smith spoke by telephone from Springfield, Illinois about the Abraham Lincoln Library and the dedication ceremony planned for April 19, 2005. He discussed t…

President George W. Bush gave C-SPAN an exclusive interview in the Map Room of the White House. In his remarks he offered some thoughts on his presidency, his second inaugural address, the R…

At the 2004 Lincoln Forum, Richard Norton Smith talked about the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois, describing in detail the planning and the fund-rais…

Presidential Historian, Richard Norton Smith, spoke at the Seattle Public Library about the history of voting for a President.

Telephone lines were opened for viewer comments. Mr. Smith talked by telephone from Springfield, Illinois, where he is the executive director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and…

Historian and Presidential Biographer, Richard Norton Smith, spoke at the Center for the Study of the Presidency conference. Mr. Smith talked about ways to judge a president and the developm…

Richard Norton Smith, the former Director of the Reagan Presidential Library, talked about the legacy of President Ronald Reagan and responded to viewer comments and questions as part of a p…

Following an introduction by Presidential Historian, Richard Norton Smith, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was presented with the Center for the Study of the Presidency’s 2004 Publius Award. The…