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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…

Author Kathryn Olmsted talked about the American media titans of the pre-World War II years and their influence on public perceptions of President Franklin Roosevelt and his policies. The…

Attorney Rufus Edmisten served as the deputy chief counsel on the Senate Watergate Committee, which was chaired by North Carolina Senator Sam Ervin. In his book, That’s Rufus: A Memoir of Tar Hell Politics,…

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

Associated Press' Julie Pace and Darlene Superville spoke about the life and career of First Lady Jill Biden. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosted this event.

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…

Historian Lucas Morel argued that Abraham Lincoln was greatly influenced by his reading of documents and papers of the Founding Fathers. This program was part of the Lincoln Forum’s annual…

Political consultant Kellyanne Conway was the first woman to manage a winning presidential campaign. She shared insights into the 2016 campaign and her time in the Trump administration, and…

Former members of the George W. Bush administration discussed ways they changed government development projects, what worked, and lessons learned, in a discussion hosted by the Wilson Center.…

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…

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…

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.

University of Kansas rhetoric and political communication professor Robert Rowland taught a class on President Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address. The University of Kansas is in…

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.

Marquette University political science professor Julia Azari taught a class on the life and presidency of Jimmy Carter. Marquette University is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Historian H.W. Brands looked at Gerald Ford in the context of the 1970s - when he served as House minority leader, vice president, and then president. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum…

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…