Videos

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 …

David Eisenhower, grandson of President Eisenhower, talked about his grandfather’s leadership during World War II as a general in the Army. He talked with Brian Hauenstein, grandson of Colon…

What social and political forces have led to new Constitutional amendments? The Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies in Grand Rapids, Michigan, convened a conversation with legal schol…

Historian H.W. Brands talked about humor in the White House and the role it plays in presidential politics. From George Washington to Donald Trump, he considered how funny American chief exe…

Richard Norton Smith conducted a tour of presidential sites. A C-SPAN videojournalist accompanied the group. Included are the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, grave site of President James Buchanan …

Kasey Pipes, a former speech writer for President Bush, talked about lessons to be learned from the Bush presidency. He focused on decisions made by President Bush and the impact of the Sept…

Richard Norton Smith conducted a tour of presidential sites. A C-SPAN videojournalist accompanied the group. Included are several sites in Virginia relating the history of Presidents George …

Richard Norton Smith conducted a tour of historical sites. A C-SPAN videojournalist accompanied the group. Included are several sites in Virginia including the Appomattox Court House where G…

The speakers focused on the early U.S. presidents and the effect of religion on their presidencies. President Washington was referred to as a Deist. President Thomas Jefferson was secretive …

Political science professors talked about the impact of religion on modern Presidents Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton, including their religious practices, such as church atten…

In a forum on religion and the presidency, the panelists focused on the modern presidents from Harry Truman to John Kennedy. After their presentations they answered audience members' questio…

The panelists talked about the impact of religion on President George W. Bush, including the fact that faith gave him courage. He was probably re-elected because so many religious people saw…

The panelists talked about feelings about values and ethics that affected the 2004 presidential election. Topics included the variety of Catholic beliefs and votes, differences between evang…