The Presidency and the American State
What do John Quincy Adams, U.S. Grant, and William Howard Taft have in common? Political science professor Stephen Rockwell argued that their 19th century presidencies laid the foundation fo…
122 viewsWhat do John Quincy Adams, U.S. Grant, and William Howard Taft have in common? Political science professor Stephen Rockwell argued that their 19th century presidencies laid the foundation fo…
122 viewsPresidential love letters revealed little known sides of our chief executives in a book titled Are You Prepared for the Storm of Love Making? Letters of Love and Lust from the White House. P…
146 viewsFormer Polish President Lech Walesa marked the 113th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s 1911 birth with a speech on the former president’s legacy, and his support of Poland and the Solidarity mo…
81 viewsAuthor Bob Withers talked about the trains that played a part in the presidencies of Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Warren Harding, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, and…
841 viewsWhat was FDR’s relationship with the Supreme Court he created -- having appointed seven of nine justices -- and did the court reflect his wartime vision? Author Cliff Sloan provided some ans…
235 viewsUniversity of Houston political science professor Brandon Rottinghaus discussed presidential scandals and how public reaction to them has changed over time.
523 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…
138 viewsThis was a look not only at how Americans have remembered departed presidents, but at what those mourning rituals say about politics and culture. The White House Historical Association hoste…
354 viewsHistorian 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 thousand…
580 viewsAuthor Paul Carter delved into Richard Nixon’s California roots for a deeper understanding of his journey from a Whittier law practice to the White House. The Richard Nixon Foundation in Yor…
245 viewsMarc 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 k…
623 viewsIn 1958, former President Harry Truman and artist Pablo Picasso spent time in each other’s company during a Mediterranean vacation. Author Matthew Algeo detailed what happened next - a story…
247 viewsThe Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and Library of Congress hosted a conference marking the centennial of the 30th president’s ascension to the White House. After President Warren Ha…
524 viewsSenators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), in an annual Senate tradition, read President George Washington’s Farewell Address. A public letter announcing his retirement after two …
2,204 viewsWhat is the Monroe Doctrine, and why does it define President James Monroe’s legacy? The National Archives hosted a conversation about Monroe’s 1823 annual message to Congress and its influe…
372 viewsThe World War II correspondence between Richard and Patricia Nixon - he serving with the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific and she part of the war effort in San Francisco - recently was made pu…
116 viewsThe White House Historical Association and the Library of Congress hosted a discussion on how comics and cartoons have portrayed presidents. This was part of a day-long symposium on the Whit…
339 viewsAuthor Hal Wert detailed the political differences between Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt over confronting German aggression and the humanitarian crises in Poland and Finland at the o…
512 viewsAuthor, journalist, and historian Jonathan Darman revealed how polio transformed Franklin Roosevelt into the man who led the country through the Great Depression and World War II. The Roosev…
520 viewsFirst lady Jacqueline Kennedy gave Americans a televised tour of the restored White House public rooms on Valentine’s Day 1962. A reported 56 million viewers tuned into the CBS broadcast. Ja…
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