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The heads of the Smithsonian, Library of Congress, National Park Service, and National Archives talked about preserving presidential history. This was the opening event of the White House…

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…

Patricia O’Toole recounted the struggle between President Woodrow Wilson and Senate Majority Leader Henry Cabot Lodge over ratification of the 1919 Versailles Treaty, which ended World War…

Retired Rear Admiral Michael Giorgione served as Camp David commander during the presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. He gave a behind-the-scenes account of the presidential…

Democratic Representatives Adam Schiff (CA), Nancy Pelosi (CA), Rosa DeLauro (CT), Jim Himes (CT), and Dan Goldman (NY) held a news conference on the Protecting Our Democracy Act, which…

Gary Ginsberg talked about the people closest to the presidents and their influence. The University of Virginia’s Miller Center hosted this virtual event.

Richard Lim discussed his podcast, “This American President.”

What do Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon have in common? They faced not just political opponents, but Americans who actually…

Historian Allen Guelzo and other scholars addressed a fundamental question about American democracy: Do we really need a president? The Heritage Foundation hosted this virtual event.

Claremont McKenna professor John Pitney taught a class about presidential speeches and public opinion, focusing on the 1970s through the 1990s. He examines how presidential communication…

Professor David O’Connell talked about presidential legacies and the factors that contribute to making a presidential term successful. He spoke about several rankings of presidents that…

Christopher Schroeder, assistant attorney general in the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, testified at a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight convened a hearing on…

Jeffrey Garten looked back at President Nixon’s decision to end the connection between the value of the U.S. dollar and the gold standard in 1971. This was a virtual event hosted by the…

Current and former White House staff discussed the challenges of the modern presidency. They spoke at at an event hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center and the White House Correspondents…

The Heritage Foundation hosted a virtual discussion on the role of the presidency. They discussed the history behind the presidency and how its role has changed over the years. They also…

Washington Post’s Lillian Cunningham discussed her podcast “Presidential.” This program is part of a “Washington Journal” series highlighting podcasts.

The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate hosted a virtual discussion with former presidential speechwriters to examine the importance of rhetoric in presidential…

Former White House officials during the Obama and George W. Bush administrations, Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith, offered their recommendations on how to reform the presidency following the…

Gary Ginsberg, a Clinton administration aide and the author of First Friends, talked about the personal confidants of U.S. presidents and the influence they have wielded. He discussed banker and…

Craig Fehrman talked about his book, Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote, in which he analyzed American presidents through the lens of the works…