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Historian Richard Norton Smith talked about his decade-long look into the life of President Gerald Ford and his assessment of the man and his presidency, based on new interviews and…

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

Maurizio Valsania recreated the 18th century world George Washington lived in and the masculine ideals that shaped him as a man, husband, military commander and president. George…

On March 8, 1983, Ronald Reagan declared the Soviet Union an “Evil Empire” in a speech to the National Association of Evangelicals. The Victims of Communism Museum in Washington, D.C., convened…

Author Jeff Shesol talked about why President Kennedy placed his Cold War hopes, at the height of Soviet tensions, in astronaut John Glenn’s February 20, 1962, orbit of Earth aboard…

Marc Selverstone talked about his research into President Kennedy’s Vietnam War policies, which is partly based on previously secret White House recordings, and his conclusion that JFK was…

Co-editors Andrew Natsios and Andrew Card talked about their book, Transforming Our World: President George H.W. Bush and American Foreign Policy. They collected insider accounts from Bush…

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…

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;…

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

Former first lady Betty Ford was honored for her life’s work, with a special focus on the White House grounds and gardens. Featured speakers included landscape historian Jonathan Pliska, author…

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

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter talked about the role of the first lady, her time in the White House, and the issues important to her.

President Nixon’s daughter, Tricia, married Edward Cox on June 12, 1971, in the first Rose Garden wedding. Their reception followed in the East Room. The White House Naval Photographic…

President Lyndon Johnson’s daughter, Lynda, married U.S. Marine Captain Charles Robb in a December 9, 1967, White House ceremony. The White House Naval Photographic Center captured 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…

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…

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…

David Eisenhower, grandson of President Eisenhower, talked about his grandfather’s leadership during World War II as a general in the Army. He talked with Brian Hauenstein, grandson of Colonel…