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Authors and journalists talked about the possibility of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton running for president in 2016 and and some of the hurdles she might face in a second…

Three of President Obama’s biographers discussed his thinking and evolution in presidential power. Topics included his motivations, the 2012 election, and comparisons with President…

Gwen Ifill moderated a discussion among journalists about President John F. Kennedy and how lessons learned during his presidency can be applied to current times. The panelists also responded to questions…

Mr. D’Souza asserts that President Obama poses an existential threat the United States, because he is heavily influenced by his father’s anti-colonialist ideology. Using several biographies of the 44th president,…

Authors talked about their books on the election of President Obama and his first year in office. They also responded to questions from members of the audience. Evan Smith moderated. Jonathan Alter is…

Jonathan Alter talked about his book The Promise: President Obama, Year One (Simon & Schuste; May 18, 2010). He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.

William Leuchtenburg talked about his book In the Shadow of FDR: From Harry Truman to Barack Obama (Cornell University Press; 4 ed. December 2009). William Leuchtenburg is the author of five other books on…

Panelists talked about President Roosevelt and the 1930s U.S. Supreme Court. They discussed important Supreme Court decisions, appointments and presidential politics of the era including the controversial “packing of the…

Jonathan Alter, author of The Defining Moment: The First Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope talked about the political and policy aspects of President Obama’s first 100 days in office,…

Professor Minow interviewed Mr. Alter onstage about his book, The Defining Moment: FDR’s Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope, published by Simon and Schuster. Mr. Alter explained that…

Newton Minow is the vice chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates as well as the co-chair for the 1976 and 1980 presidential debates. He talked about the history of American…

The third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, was previewed. A video of activity in the Denver Grand Hyatt the previous day was shown. Valerie Biden-Owens was interviewed…

A discussion was held on the first 100 days of the next presidential administration. Topics included using President Franklin Roosevelt’s first hundred days as a good example for the next president to use to set…

Mr. Alter talked about his book, The Defining Moment: FDR’s Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope, published by Simon and Schuster. In his book Mr. Alter chronicles Franklin Roosevelt’s…

Panelists talked about the challenges of philanthropy for rural areas, where the poorest people live and there is the least philanthropic involvement. Topics included the episodic nature of…

Jonathan Alter talked about his book The Defining Moment: FDR’s Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope, published by Simon and Schuster. He was interviewed in Watchung Booksellers.

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At the 11th Hofstra Presidential Conference, “William Jefferson Clinton: The "New Democrat” from Hope," a panel focused on the Clinton administration’s relations with the media. Among the…

Johnathan Alter, senior editor for Newsweek, talked by telephone about the Newsweek issue “Who’s Next,” which looked at people predicted to make news in 2005.

Journalists talked about President Bush’s second term, the potential media focus on the new administration, and the role of the media in presidential politics. They also reviewed media coverage…