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William Leuchtenburg talked about the effectiveness and legacies of 20th century president. Professor Leuchtenburg is the author of The American President: From Teddy Roosevelt to Bill Clint…

William Leuchtenburg and Douglas Brinkley talked about Mr. Leuchtenburg’s book, The American President: From Teddy Roosevelt to Bill Clinton. Mr. Leuchtenburg spoke about the presidents he h…

Robert Dallek talked about his book An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917- 1963, published by Little, Brown and Company. The author described the extent of President Kennedy’s illness, …

Historians and biographers participated in a panel discussion on politics and the Southern Enlightenment. Following their discussion, they responded to questions and comments from members of…

William Leuchtenburg talked about his book In the Shadow of FDR: From Harry Truman to Barack Obama (Cornell University Press; 4 ed. December 2009). William Leuchtenburg is the author of five…

A panel discussion on the American presidency was held featuring Gary May, author of John Tyler; William Leuchtenburg, author of Herbert Hoover; and Timothy Naftali, author of George H.W. Bu…

Panelists talked about President Roosevelt and the 1930s U.S. Supreme Court. They discussed important Supreme Court decisions, appointments and presidential politics of the era including the…

Professor Leuchtenburg talked about his book The White House Looks South: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson, published by Louisiana State University Press. He talked…

William Leuchtenburg talked about the political career and presidential tenure of Herbert Hoover. Professor Leuchtenburg discussed the Hoover presidency, the 1929 stock market crash, and the…

Panelists discussed historians' role in public debates over historical and political issues during a portion of a conference in honor of historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. The panelists each …

Following introductory remarks by Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, Professor Leuchtenburg discussed judicial review during the New Deal Era. During this time President Franklin Rooseve…

While President Clinton talked with members of Congress and others after the inaugural luncheon, C-SPAN opened telephone lines for viewer comments. The guests also talked about the remarks …

The guests talked about inaugural history and telephone lines were opened while scenes of the inaugural parade were shown. During this interim, the president and vice president and their fam…

Presidential Historians, William Leuchtenberg and Richard Norton Smith, talked about the 1997 Inaugural Parade and reviewed President Bill Clinton’s inaugural address.

Richard Smith, Gerald Ford Library Museum - Director, and William Leuchtenberg, University of North Carolina - Professor & Author, previewed the day’s inaugural activities and took questions…

Three law professors testified against the nomination. Professor Franklin related personal experiences with segregation and suggested that Judge Bork, had he been on the Supreme Court at the…