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Former speechwriters for Presidents Clinton, Obama, George W. Bush and first lady Michelle Obama discussed their work and stories from behind the scenes at the White House.

Jared Cohen looked at the eight vice presidents who became president due to the deaths of their predecessors.

Historians and contributors to C-SPAN’s “The Presidents” book discussed the strengths and weaknesses of all the U.S.'s previous chief executives.

Historians and contributors to C-SPAN’s The Presidents book discussed the strengths and weaknesses of all the U.S.'s previous chief executives.

Thomas Mallon discussed the final book in his historical fiction trilogy on the presidency, which began with Wategate and ends with the George W. Bush administration.

Doris Kearns Goodwin spoke about her latest book, Leadership in Turbulent Times, in which she focuses on Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, and Lyndon Johnson.…

Historian Michael Beschloss discussed his book, Presidents of War.

C-SPAN visited the cities of Charlottesville, Virginia; Concord, New Hampshire; Hyde Park, New York; Key West, Florida; and Fayetteville, Arkansas; to tour selected presidential homes. This…

A panel of historians looked at current U.S. foreign relations and compared the polices of the Trump administration to those of other modern American presidents. This discussion was part of…

Professor Laurence Tribe talked about his new book, To End a Presidency: The Power of Impeachment, which examines the process and the history of impeachment.

Sarah Sanders and Mike McCurry talked about the relationship between the press and the presidency. Ms. Sanders is the Trump administration press secretary and Mr. McCurry was a press…

Historians and journalists compared President Trump’s first year in office to his predecessors and talked about the future of the presidency. The discussion took place at the annual Texas…

The Newseum hosted a forum titled, “The President and the Press: The First Amendment and the First 100 Days.” The discussion focused on the relationship between the media and President Trump. Participants…

Some highlights were given of the 2017 Presidential Historians Survey just released by C-SPAN.

David Frum talked about his Atlantic piece, “How to Build an Autocracy,” in which he details how President Trump could lay the groundwork for autocratic rule. This program was part of a “Washington…

Telephone lines were open for viewer calls and social media comments on the question, “Who is your favorite president and why?”

Mrs. Reagan talked about her experiences as first lady from 1981 to 1989 and her opinions on the changing role of the first lady.

Gene Gibbons recalls what it was like to report on several presidencies. Mr. Gibbons covered Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Clinton as a White House…

A panel of journalists, editors and Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign spokesperson talked about coverage of the presidency and politics in the digital age. They disagreed about the argument that current news…

A compilation of the final appearances by presidents from Ronald Reagan through George W. Bush at the White House Correspondents' Association dinners was shown as part of a preview of the…