LBJ's Political Legacy
A half-century after Lyndon Johnson died in 1973, his Austin, Texas, library hosted presidential scholars discussing his place in American politics. Speakers included LBJ Presidential Librar…
280 viewsA half-century after Lyndon Johnson died in 1973, his Austin, Texas, library hosted presidential scholars discussing his place in American politics. Speakers included LBJ Presidential Librar…
280 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.…
1,543 viewsSmithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch and documentary filmmaker Ken Burns discussed the complex challenge of telling America’s story. They are joined by PBS NewsHour’s Amna Nawaz. T…
857 viewsSenators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) took part in a University of Virginia’s Institute of Democracy virtual discussion on government leadership. The two senators answere…
75 viewsFormer senior officials from Presidents George H.W. Bush to Barack Obama’s administrations joined a virtual discussion on presidential transitions. Several topics were explored, including re…
538 viewsFormer Senate colleagues, staff, and historians talked about senator Edward M. Kennedy’s (D-MA) legislative efforts for civil rights during his Senate career. This event took place at the op…
676 viewsThomas Donohue talked about youth unemployment and how to provide job opportunities to young people. He was followed by a panel discussion on the role of the business community in youth work…
354 viewsDemocratic members of Congress, the governor of Connecticut, and a former Obama administration adviser talked about the 2012 presidential election. They discussed President Obama’s prospects…
135 viewsJim Messina spoke at a Young Americans for Obama college student summit. He predicted that President Obama would be re-elected in 2012 by “building the biggest grassroots effort in political…
356 viewsMelody Barnes and Education Secretary Arne Duncan briefed reporters and announced the administration would create a waiver program that would allow states to opt out of the “No Child Left Be…
256 viewsMembers of the newly created White House Rural Council spoke to reporters following a meeting with President Obama.
170 viewsAmerica’s Promise Alliance held its first summit on reducing high school dropout rates in the nation’s schools. Speakers included Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and White House Domestic Po…
427 viewsThe President’s Middle Class Task Force and Council on Women and Girls talked about the Paycheck Fairness Act, which sought wage equality for women. President Obama was urging the Senate to …
366 viewsMichelle Obama and other Obama administration officials unveiled the findings of the Childhood Obesity Task Force report. Their goal was to reduce the level of overweight children from 20% t…
2,967 viewsOfficials spoke about college degree programs, worker retraining, and graduation rates at a White House summit on community colleges. They summarized discussions from earlier in the day and …
830 viewsHIV/AIDS experts, African-American men living with HIV or AIDS, and policy makers talked about the HIV/AIDS epidemic among African American men. Topics included to the federal and community …
3,414 viewsMelody Barnes talked about the Obama administration’s ideas for improving education. Ms. Barnes, who was bussed to school in Richmond, Virginia, in the 1970s, also discussed her experiences.…
339 viewsWhite House and cabinet officials answered questions on President Obama’s National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) which was formally released at the news conference. Among the issues they addresse…
177 viewsA panel of guests talked about community service at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library on the campus of Texas A & M University. This marked the twentieth anniversary of the Points of …
72 viewsRobert Gibbs spoke to reporters and answered questions on a number of issues. White House economic advisers Melody Barnes and Jared Bernstein spoke at the beginning of the briefing about a r…
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