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Authors talked about the lives of United States Presidents. This panel took place at the 2017 Mississippi Book Festival, held at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson.

Alvin Felzenberg talked about his book A Man and His Presidents: The Political Odyssey of William F. Buckley Jr., in which he recalls William F. Buckley’s relationship with presidential admi…

Kate Andersen Brower, William Seale, and Alvin Felzenberg discuss U.S. presidential history and respond to viewer comments and questions.

Senator Patrick Leahy and Governor Jim Douglas talked about former President Calvin Coolidge’s “civil approach to politics,” and the need for more of his approach in contemporary political d…

Richard Brookhiser talked about his book George Washington on Leadership, with Alvin Felzenbert, author of The Leaders We Deserved (and a Few We Didn’t): Rethinking the Presidential Rating G…

Author Alvin Felzenberg talked about his new book The Leaders We Deserved (And a Few We Didn’t): Rethinking the Presidential Ratings Game. He discussed which presidents are the best and wors…

Panelists presented papers at a symposium on the George W. Bush presidency. William Galston presented his paper, “Missed Opportunities: Conflict and Polarization in the Bush Years.” Al Felze…

Participants in a symposium on the legacy of the presidency of George W. Bush spoke about the policies of the Bush administration and its impact on American politics and society. They spoke …

The Heritage Foundation held a discussion during which participants talked about the record of the Bush administration. Among the topics they addressed were responses to September 11, 2001 t…

Former White House officials described successful and unsuccessful transitions from presidential candidacy to the presidency, including how the chief of the Executive Branch lays the foundat…

Alvin Felzenberg and Holly Shulman talked about the appreciation of past presidents and took audience calls, faxes and electronic mail. They also talked about how the stories about President…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…