First Ladies and Civil Rights
From the earliest slave-holding first ladies to later champions of civil rights, there is a complicated history of American first ladies and race relations. The White House Historical Associ…
145 viewsFrom the earliest slave-holding first ladies to later champions of civil rights, there is a complicated history of American first ladies and race relations. The White House Historical Associ…
145 viewsHow have first ladies shaped history as presidential advisers and as advocates for societal change? That was the question before a panel of scholars convened by the White House Historical As…
622 viewsWhat’s the impact of a first lady’s words? Scholars considered the speeches of Barbara Bush, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Laura Bush, and Michelle Obama. The First Ladies Association for Research…
166 viewsFirst ladies scholars answered the questions, “Why do first ladies have such powerful voices?” and “How have they wielded that power?” This panel was from a daylong symposium co-hosted by Am…
209 viewsMichelle Obama moved into the White House 45 years after President Lyndon B. Johnson shepherded the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law. Seven of her predecessors had moved in to the executive…
140 viewsElection law advocates talked about the role of candidate debates in elections. Matt Dippell focused on the Debates Commission that governs presidential debates, and Diana Carlin talked abou…
301 viewsThe three co-authors talked about the book in which they examine the qualifications of nine women in politics and why they have not been considered as possible contenders for the presidency.…
419 viewsA panel of academics and journalists involved with past and upcoming presidential debates spoke about the impact of the events. Among the issues discussed were the current format of the deba…
107 viewsPanelists discussed the role of presidential debates in increasing youth participation in the electoral process. They examined how debate format and content could gain more interest from you…
96 viewsPrior to the second presidential candidate debate, C-SPAN previewed the debate featuring interviews, background information on the debate site and preparations, and vignettes and video of th…
149 viewsSenior citizens discussed last night’s vice presidential debate.
66 viewsThe Commission on Presidential Debates held a “Seminar for Journalists” to brief reporters on the plans for the presidential debates and the criteria that the panel will use to include third…
42 viewsCurrent 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…
99 viewsCurrent 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…
82 viewsA number of media personalities and political observers participated in a panel discussion on the televised presidential debates. The panelists analyzed the effects of presidential debates o…
144 viewsCommission representatives spoke in a news conference to announce the release of initial research on the 1992 presidential campaign debates. Issues raised in the news conference included the…
123 viewsThe preview of the presidential debate scheduled to be held the following evening in Richmond included interviews with members of the Commission on Presidential Debates and brief excerpts of…
87 viewsAfter the first presidential debate, the Commission on Presidential Debates held a prearranged focus group made up of persons who had been in the audience at the Washington University field …
100 viewsThe Commission on Presidential Debates held a symposium that discussed possible changes to the formats in the 1992 debate. They answered audience questions.
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