Former 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 Lyndon Johnson talked with Democratic party officials and some of the candidates about the initial returns from the House, Senate, Governors' and Presidential races. Michael Nelson…
276 viewsPolitical science professor Mike Nelson assesses the first year of the Trump presidency.
961 viewsProfessor Michael Nelson talked about how and why Richard Nixon’s victory in the 1968 presidential election came at a pivotal time in American politics. 1968 was marked by the assassinations…
1,056 viewsMichael Nelson discusses the United States Constitution and the power of the presidency. Nelson is a Rhodes College political science professor and a senior fellow at the University of Virgi…
485 viewsSidney Milkis chaired a discussion of President George H.W. Bush and American conservatism. The panelists also responded to questions from members of the audience. “Bush and American Conserv…
608 viewsMiller Center scholars examined President Kennedy’s rhetoric, symbols, and images, as well as his collaboration with speechwriter Theodore Sorensen. Barbara Perry explored how Kennedy explai…
892 viewsFormer presidential speechwriters talked about writing the State of the Union address. Topics included the process and various stages of writing the speech, number of drafts, Presidential in…
524 viewsFormer presidential domestic policy advisers from the Nixon through the George W. Bush Administrations participated in a panel discussion on lessons they learned in their jobs. Topics includ…
230 viewsFormer presidential domestic policy advisers from the Nixon through the George W. Bush Administrations participated in a panel discussion on how they sold their agendas to Congress and the p…
152 viewsA panel discussion was held by former presidential domestic policy advisers. Topics included the position of domestic policy adviser, the creation of the domestic policy council, and the pro…
212 viewsFormer presidential domestic policy advisers spoke about the formulation of domestic policy, decision making, and governing within the White House. Among the topics they addressed were trans…
149 viewsFormer presidential speech writers Ray Price, Patrick Anderson, and Don Baer talked about the dynamics of successful speeches, focusing on the inaugural address. Topics included the elements…
525 viewsFormer presidential speechwriters talked about writing the convention acceptance speech. Topics included the speechwriters' first meeting with the Presidents, the relationship between pollin…
352 viewsFormer presidential speechwriters talked about crafting messages for the president. They focused on writing speeches for the nation in time of crisis and other major addresses. They also tal…
744 viewsProfessor Nelson spoke about President Clinton’s political and working relationship with Vice President Gore, the role of the vice president, and political deal-making. He also responded to …
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