A forum on presidential actions on race during the 1940s and '50s. Topics include the World War II internment of Japanese-Americans, the desegregation of the military and the appointments of Supreme Court justices opposed to segregation. Taped at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston.
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Former first ladies Barbara Bush and Laura Bush recall their years in the White House in a conversation with historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. Barbara Bush also discusses the 2012 presidential campaign.
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White House photographers recall working with former first ladies Betty Ford, Barbara Bush and Laura Bush.
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White House social secretaries in the administrations of Lyndon Johnson, Ronald Reagan and both Bushes recall their duties and life inside the White House in a conversation taped March 5, 2012, at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas.
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An American Enterprise Institute forum on the presidency and legacy of George Washington. On the panel: Richard Brookhiser (National Review), Diana Schaub (Loyola University Maryland), and AEI scholars in residence Steven Hayward and Leon Kass.
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Susan Eisenhower testifies on the proposed memorial to her grandfather, 34th U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower, at a House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Taped March 20, 2012.
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Leslie Jones of the White House Historical Association lectures on architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764-1820), who worked to restore the White House following its burning during the War of 1812. A Maryland Historical Society event, taped Feb. 2, 2012, in Baltimore.
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A forum on President Richard Nixon's Vietnam policies, taped July 22, 2011, at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, Cal.
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A forum on President Richard Nixon's economic and environmental policies. Taped March 4, 2012, at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, Cal.
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A discussion of the political philosophies of presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Barack Obama. A Hudson Institute forum, taped Dec. 22, 2011, in Washington, D.C.
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A Richard Nixon Presidential Library forum on the 37th president's politics. Topics include the 1960 election, and Nixon's relationships with Vice President Spiro Agnew and the press.
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A Richard Nixon Presidential Library forum offering a detailed review of the 37th president's life and career.
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A forum on the Eisenhower administration's civil-rights legacy, taped Sept. 24, 2011, at the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Kan. On the panel: lawyer Thurgood Marshall Jr. and Kansas State University history professor Charles W. Sanders Jr. Kansas Wesleyan University history professor Anita Specht is the moderator.
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A discussion of the impact of FDR's "inner circle" of advisers on the president's foreign policy. Taped Oct. 23, 2011, at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library in Hyde Park, N.Y. Panelists include Allida Black (fdr4freedoms Digital Initiative); Hyde Park resident historian David Woolner; and authors Lynne Olson ("Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour") and Thomas Parrish ("Roosevelt and Marshall: Partners in Politics and War").
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A discussion of FDR's domestic policy and the people who drove it, taped Sept. 25, 2011, at the Roosevelt Presidential Library in New Hyde Park, N.Y. Panelists include Roosevelt biographer Joseph Persico; Roosevelt Institute senior fellow Ellen Chesler; Linda Lotridge Levin, author of "The Making of FDR: The Story of Stephen T. Early, America's First Modern Press Secretary"; Allida Black (fdr4freedoms Digital Initiative); and Adam Cohen (Yale Law School). Moderator: Alan Chartock (SUNY Albany).
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Former senior advisers to first ladies of the U.S. discuss their roles at a Nov. 15, 2011, forum at the George (H.W.) Bush Presidential Library on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station. Panelists include former aides to Barbara and Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama. Allida Black, editor of the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers, is the moderator.
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Former first ladies Barbara and Laura Bush reflect on their White House experiences in a conversation with historian Richard Norton Smith. Taped Nov. 15, 2011, at the George Bush Presidential Library Center at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.
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A National Archives forum featuring former White House chefs Roland Mesnier (1979-2004), Pierre Chambrin (1992-94), Henry Haller (1966-87) and Frank Ruta (1979-87). Taped Oct. 19, 2011, in Washington, D.C. Susan Stamberg is the moderator.
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Exploring the evolving influence and political power of U.S. first ladies.
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Tom Brokaw; former California governor and U.S. senator Pete Wilson (R); Ronald Reagan biographers Richard Reeves and Lou Cannon; and presidential historian Douglas Brinkley debate the Reagan legacy. Taped Feb. 2, 2011, at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Cal.
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Topic: President Theodore Roosevelt's conservation policies.
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Architect Frank Gehry discusses his design for the planned Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial near the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
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Northwestern University communication-studies professor David Zarefsky on the origin, structure and language of Lincoln's first inaugural address. Taped May 4, 2011, at a Union League Club of Chicago symposium marking the sesquicentennial of Lincoln's first inauguration. Zarefsky is the author of "Lincoln, Douglas and Slavery: In the Crucible of Public Debate."
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Boston University international-relations professor Andrew Bacevich discusses President George W. Bush's post-9/11 doctrine of preventive war. Taped in June 2011 at the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations annual meeting in Alexandria, Va.
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University of Central Missouri historian Jon Taylor discusses the 12 years Harry Truman spent at his family's Grandview, Mo., farm before enlisting in the military in 1917. Taylor was the Harry S. Truman National Historic Site historian from 1993 to '98. He is the author of "Truman's Grandview Farm." Taped June 29, 2011, at the National Archives in Kansas City, Mo.
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The fight against organized crime during the Nixon administration (1969-74) is assessed in a forum sponsored by the National Archives and the Nixon Foundation, and taped in June 2011 at the University Club in Washington, D.C. David Ferriero, the archivist of the U.S., offers introductory remarks.
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The pre-Civil War days of President Ulysses S. Grant are discussed at the National Archives in Kansas City, Mo.
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The impromptu 1959 "kitchen debate" at a Moscow exhibition, between U.S. vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev is recalled.
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A panel discussion of the presidency of Harry Truman, the Alger Hiss case, and Truman's relations with Japanese-Americans.
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President Harry S. Truman is remembered by Ken Hechler ("Working With Truman"), who was one of his speechwriters.
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The Truman administration's policies on liberty and security are the focus of a panel discussion at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Mo.
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President Harry Truman's post-World War II approach to handling the Communist threat is discussed.
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President Lincoln's Gettysburg address and President Kennedy's inaugural address are discussed by Carlyle Group managing director David Rubenstein.
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A portrait of Mamie Eisenhower, painted by Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952, is discussed by their granddaughter, Susan Eisenhower, at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
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Polling during presidential elections is discussed.
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Thomas Jefferson's efforts to identify alternatives to slavery are discussed.
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Former White House press secretary Mike McCurry moderates a panel discussion of John F. Kennedy's relationship with the press.
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Richard Nixon's son-in-law Edward Cox discusses life in the 37th president's White House. From the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Ulysses S. Grant and national memory are discussed by historian Bryan Le Beau.
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The legacies of Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev are discussed.
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A John F. Kennedy Presidential Library panel discussion about the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba by CIA-trained Cuban exiles.
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The Washington Post's Watergate coverage is discussed by reporter Bob Woodward and editor Ben Bradlee at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, Cal.
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Influential women in politics and presidential administrations are discussed at a New York Historical Society event.
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Former Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis discusses Calvin Coolidge at a Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation event.
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Ronald Reagan and California are discussed.
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Historian Michael Holt discusses the 1876 presidential election, in which Rutherford B. Hayes defeated Samuel Tilden by one electoral vote.
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A panel discussion with former Nixon White House speechwriters at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
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A Congressional symposium about public and private presidential libraries, including challenges they face; and how they can better engage students and children in presidential history.
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The language employed by John F. Kennedy in his 1961 inauguration speech is discussed.
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Former first lady Betty Ford is discussed by historian Carl Sferrazza Anthony.
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A lecture on James Madison by historian Richard Brookhiser.
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The week leading up to President Kennedy's 1961 inauguration is discussed by historian Richard Duffy.
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Homeland defense during the Eisenhower presidency is discussed by historian Christopher Bright ("Continental Defense in the Eisenhower Era").
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President Ford's 1975 trip to China is recalled by Ron Nessen, his press secretary.
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The legacy of Calvin Coolidge, America's 30th president, is discussed by historian David Pietrusza ("Silent Cal's Almanack").
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Former White House photographers David Hume Kennerly, Robert McNeely, Eric Draper and David Valdez discuss their work.
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