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Richard Norton Smith, participating by phone, talked about the oral histories airing on C-SPAN 3 from the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics. C-SPAN Radio’s Nancy Calo read news headlines …

Historian Richard Norton Smith spoke about Abraham Lincoln’s presidential legacy 200 years after his birth. He compared Lincoln against other presidents, including President Obama. He also t…

Richard Norton Smith spoke about George Washington as a military leader and diplomat, his views on foreign policy, and his reputation and standing on the world’s stage in the late 18th centu…

Edna Greene Medord and Richard Norton Smith talked about the release of the results of C-SPAN’s second Historians Survey of Presidential Leadership, in which a cross-section of presidential …

President Obama and congressional leaders gathered in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda for a ceremony marking the 200th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. in his remarks, President…

During the evening on Inauguration Day, studio guests spoke about the day’s events and historical meaning of presidential inaugurations. Additionally, attendees at several inaugural balls we…