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Author 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…

The remains of President George H.W. Bush were interred at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, Texas.

Former President George H.W. Bush has died at age 94. In this 1999 interview, he talks about his career in public service, being Director of the CIA, his decision to seek the presidency, his…

The family of former first lady Barbara Bush arrived with her casket and funeral motorcade on the grounds of the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library at Texas A&M University at College Stat…

Students with Texas A&M’s Corp of Cadets lined Barbara Bush Drive as the former first lady’s casket and funeral motorcade arrived on the grounds of the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library …

Panelists talked about the public’s right to know versus the responsibility to protect classified information for national security. Participants included two former CIA directors and former…

Panelists talked about what presidents can do to combat poverty. Participants included a George W. Bush administration domestic policy adviser, the director of the LBJ Library, and journalis…

Former government officials, academics, and journalists talked about the causes of political polarization in America and the erosion of bipartisanship in government. Panelists included Haley…

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 th…

Staff members from the three presidential libraries based in Texas talked about their collections documenting the White House years of Lyndon B. Johnson, George Bush, and George W. Bush.

Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton spoke at an event to launch the Presidential Leadership Scholars program, a partnership between the presidential centers of George W. Bush, …

Scholars and historians considered the role and influence of American first ladies throughout history. Moderator Cokie Roberts posed the question, “Why do we study first ladies?” “Influence…

Social secretaries working for American first ladies help set the tone of presidential administrations. Bess Abell, Catherine Fenton and Laurie Firestone served first ladies from Lady Bird J…

For the second time in recent months, former first ladies Barbara Bush and Laura Bush sat down for a conversation about their time in the White House as part of a series of conferences on Am…

Three photographers who were on the other side of the lens from Betty Ford, Barbara Bush, and Laura Bush recall their days in the White House-and the images that chronicle the lives and work…

First ladies Barbara and Laura Bush talked about their unique family and historical relationships, the stereotypes perpetuated about the president’s spouse, how they handled political critic…

Former senior advisers to first ladies talked about their White House experiences and the working bonds between first ladies regardless of political party. They talked about life and politic…

The evolving influence and political power of first ladies was discussed by the director of the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers, the curator of the Smithsonian’s first ladies' exhibit, and the elde…

Former White House officials talked about Operation Desert Storm on the 10th Anniversary of the operation. Among the topics they addressed were the significance of the international coalitio…

A panel of guests talked about community service at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library on the campus of Texas A & M University. This marked the twentieth anniversary of the Points of …