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President George W. Bush called out terrorist states in his first State of the Union Address after September 11, 2001, labeling them an “axis of evil.” On January 29, 2002, he began his speech by…

The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and Library of Congress hosted a conference marking the centennial of the 30th president’s ascension to the White House. After President Warren Harding’s sudden…

The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and Library of Congress hosted a conference marking the centennial of the 30th president’s ascension to the White House. After President Warren Harding’s sudden…

The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and Library of Congress hosted a conference marking the centennial of the 30th president’s ascension to the White House. After President Warren Harding’s…

The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and Library of Congress hosted a conference marking the centennial of the 30th president’s ascension to the White House. After President Warren Harding’s sudden…

In this compiled program, former first lady Nancy Reagan talked about the role of the first lady, her time in the White House, and the issues important to her.

President Ronald Reagan delivered his 1981 inaugural address from the U.S. Capitol West Front -- a first. He vowed to turn around the economic crisis and said, “Government is not the solution to our problem;…

We heard first from President George H.W. Bush in his 1991 State of the Union Address -- 12 days after leading coalition forces in war against Iraq. He was followed by his successor, Bill Clinton, with a 1995…

King’s College lecturer Charlie Laderman delivered the concluding talk of a Herbert Hoover Presidential Library conference on early 20th century American famine relief to Russia - and the…

In 1964 and 1965, President Lyndon Johnson called on Americans' “better angels” with speeches on the “Great Society” and immigration. His successor, Richard Nixon, asked for support in 1969 from the…

Irwin Gellman re-examined the 1960 presidential campaign, candidates Richard Nixon and John Kennedy, and the close outcome of the election. The Richard Nixon Foundation hosted this event at…

John Kennedy was in the White House for just over 1,000 days, from his 1961 inauguration to his 1963 assassination on the streets of Dallas. This selection of speeches included his 1961 inaugural address, 1962…

Presidents Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower both presided over the early years of the Cold War. This selection of their speeches included Mr. Truman’s 1949 inaugural address, and Ike’s 1957 and 1961…

In this compiled program, former first lady Lady Bird Johnson talked about her time in the White House and the issues important to her.

To the millions out of work and the millions more struggling during the Great Depression, the newly-elected 32nd president said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” This was a…

Carla Knorowski, editor of Gettysburg Replies: The World Responds to Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, reads passages from the book, including writings by former President Jimmy Carter, former…

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute hosted a conference on first lady Nancy Reagan’s life, work and legacy. Among the topics discussed were Nancy Reagan’s impact on the country and…

In this compiled program, former first lady Melania Trump talked about her time in the White House and the issues important to her.

In this compiled program, former first lady Michelle Obama talked about her time in the White House and the issues important to her.

Presidential historian and author Doris Kearns Goodwin talked about how presidents have sought refuge from the pressures of their job - with sports, fishing, theater, and even poker. She…