The Presidency and the American State
What do John Quincy Adams, U.S. Grant, and William Howard Taft have in common? Political science professor Stephen Rockwell argued that their 19th century presidencies laid the foundation fo…
193 viewsWhat do John Quincy Adams, U.S. Grant, and William Howard Taft have in common? Political science professor Stephen Rockwell argued that their 19th century presidencies laid the foundation fo…
193 viewsFormer Trump administration White House deputy chief of staff Christopher Liddell proposed a new transition period for incoming presidents that would start the year before they take office. …
198 viewsMarc Selverstone talked about his research into President Kennedy’s Vietnam War policies, which is partly based on previously secret White House recordings, and his conclusion that JFK was k…
643 viewsHow has Barack Obama conducted his post-presidency years, and what impact does he continue to have on national political conversations as well as on how his administration is remembered? The…
376 viewsFormer Defense Secretary Robert Gates went behind-the-scenes of the George W. Bush White House with presidential scholars from the University of Virginia’s Miller Center. The scholars are ed…
279 viewsJackson State University professor Pamela Banks and journalist Jill Lawrence discussed their experience living through school integration as a Black and white student in Long Island, New Yor…
83 viewsAuthor Jeff Shesol talked about why President Kennedy placed his Cold War hopes, at the height of Soviet tensions, in astronaut John Glenn’s February 20, 1962, orbit of Earth aboard Friendsh…
297 viewsGary Ginsberg talked about the people closest to the presidents and their influence. The University of Virginia’s Miller Center hosted this virtual event.
568 viewsTimothy Heaphy, former chief investigative counsel for the January 6 Committee, discussed the body’s investigation and final report in a discussion hosted by the University of Virginia. He a…
506 viewsAre President Nixon’s arms control efforts overlooked? Presidential scholars convened by the University of Virginia’s Miller Center reviewed his record on nuclear, biological and chemical we…
271 viewsThree former White House speechwriters talked about the process of turning a president’s policies and politics into a speech. This session was from the Presidential Ideas Festival hosted by …
1,893 viewsThe Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, together with the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, debuted a website giving increased access to LBJ’s 650 hours of White House phone calls.…
1,562 viewsFormer Virginia Governor and Democratic Senator Chuck Robb reflected on his life and political career. This virtual event was hosted by the University of Virginia’s Miller Center.
235 viewsWhite House Chief of Staff Bob Haldeman’s audio diary entries on President Richard Nixon’s May 1972 Moscow summit. He talked about the infighting among high level administration officials. K…
114 viewsHistorians analyzed the secret White House tapes of Presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon. This was an inside look into how presidents conducted their day-to-day b…
1,415 viewsMichael Holt talked about his book By One Vote: The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876 (University Press of Kansas, 2011). Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes won the 1876 president…
2,398 viewsFormer White House administration staff members analyzed the work of political cartoonist Pat Oliphant. They focused on the presidencies of George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush…
727 viewsPulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Pat Oliphant and his work were the subjects of discussion at the University of Virginia, which had just acquired his cartoon collection. Speakers included p…
1,132 viewsPresident Richard Nixon’s Chief of Staff H.R. “Bob” Haldeman’s audio diaries from September 1972. Mr. Halderman talked about campaign strategy, analyze the polls and how to attack the media.…
448 viewsDuring the 1916 presidential election, Woodrow Wilson ran on the slogans “He Kept Us Out of War” and “America First.” In this program, a panel of historians talked about how “America First” …
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