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As part of a forum on the 200th anniversary of the White House, Mr. Bushong talked about the first person to photograph the White House, Frances Benjamin Johnson. She also photographed the p…

Historians Richard Norton Smith and Joseph Ellis talked about past and present presidential elections. They also responded to audience phone calls, faxes, and electronic mail.

Reporters spoke about how the campaign process had changed over the past several decades. Through personal stories and anecdotes from past campaigns, they talked about the changing role of c…

Participants talked about the impacts of the Vietnam War on domestic politics and on the media. Among the issues they addressed were the power of the media to sway political decision making,…

Participants spoke about the presidency, life in the White House, and about past presidents' personal and family life. They also talked about their own experiences behind the scenes and offe…

Dr. Smith talked about his life’s passion of researching the last days and visiting the final resting places of late presidents. He read excerpts from his recently published book.

Historians discussed the results of a survey which asked other historians to rank the presidents in various categories. They also talked about the various qualities that presidents demonstra…