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Biographer Nigel Hamilton profiles the 12 U.S. presidents elected since World War II. He details the personalities and motivations of the men, and the achievements and failures of their admi…

Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith lectured a class on what he termed the beginning of the "modern presidency". The first portion of the class focused on President William McKinley.

Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith lectured a class on what he termed the beginning of the "modern presidency". The second portion of the class focused on Presidents Theodore Roosev…

Historians Richard Norton Smith and Douglas Brinkley talked about the upcoming 2010 midterm elections, the Obama presidency, and politics in the U.S. They compared the 2010 election with oth…

Richard Norton Smith talked about the origins and purpose of the oral history project at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics. He is a former director of the institute.

Richard Norton Smith responded to the question, “How politically divided are we?”

Richard Norton Smith responded to the question, “What does the Constitution mean to you?”

Telephone lines were open for comments on the question, “Could President Obama want Democrats to lose the House?” Richard Norton Smith spoke by phone about modern presidents who have lost co…

Richard Norton Smith answered the question “What are you reading?” He mentioned Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt, Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Cou…

Historians Richard Norton Smith and Douglas Brinkley talked about their work and their profession. Richard Norton Smith currently teaches at George Mason University and is working on a biogr…

A discussion was held on the expansion of executive power during a time of war. President Lincoln’s successors have raised much more controversy than he did as they have sought to expand pre…

Richard Norton Smith talked about the updated version of the book Who’s Buried in Grant’s Tomb: A Tour of Presidential Gravesites, published that day by PublicAffairs. The book is a comprehe…

Historian Richard Norton Smith talked about the statue in Washington, D.C., of Major General George B. McClellan dedicated in 1907. Topics the military career of General McClellan and the hi…

Historian Richard Norton Smith talked about the statue in Washington, D.C., of Mary McLeod Bethune. Topics included her career and the history of the statue by sculptor Robert Berks. When it…

Historian Richard Norton Smith talked about the Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain which stands in the middle of Columbus Circle, just outside Washington’s Union Station. Topics included…

Historian Richard Norton Smith talked about the monument in Washington, D.C., to the founders of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. Bronze medallions honor Eugenia W…

Historian Richard Norton Smith talked about the monument in Washington, D.C., to Samuel Gompers, founder of the American Federation of Labor (AFL). Topics included the sculptor, Robert Inger…

Washington’s Theodore Roosevelt Island is home to many plants and animals, as well as a statue of the president for whom the island is named. Historian Richard Norton Smith talked about the …

Historian Richard Norton Smith talked about the career of Civil War General John A. Logan and his monument in Logan Circle in Washington, D.C. Date 2010.

Historian Richard Norton Smith talked about the First Division Monument which was dedicated in October 1924 and stands in President’s Park, south of the White House. He described the monumen…