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The President's Book of Secrets: The Untold Story of Intelligence Briefings to America's Presidents from Kennedy to Obama
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Dr. David Priess, spoke to an overflow audience at the Library about his new book, The Presidents Book of Secrets: The Untold Story of Intelligence Briefings to Americas Presidents from Kennedy to Obama, which examines how Presidents receive the most sensitive intelligence reporting and analysis in the world through the President's Daily Brief (PDB). During his talk, Dr. Priess introduced the audience to the personalities of those who produced and read the PDBs, the process of its creation and delivery, and the role played by the PDB in the daily work of national security at the highest level for more than 50 years.
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The President's Book of Secrets: The Untold Story of Intelligence Briefings to America's Presidents from Kennedy to Obama
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Dr. David Priess, spoke to an overflow audience at the Library about his new book, The Presidents Book of Secrets: The Untold Story of Intelligence Briefings to Americas Presidents from Kennedy to Obama, which examines how Presidents receive the most sensitive intelligence reporting and analysis in the world through the President's Daily Brief (PDB). During his talk, Dr. Priess introduced the audience to the personalities of those who produced and read the PDBs, the process of its creation and delivery, and the role played by the PDB in the daily work of national security at the highest level for more than 50 years.
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The President's Book of Secrets: The Untold Story of Intelligence Briefings to America's Presidents from Kennedy to Obama
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Dr. David Priess, spoke to an overflow audience at the Library about his new book, The Presidents Book of Secrets: The Untold Story of Intelligence Briefings to Americas Presidents from Kennedy to Obama, which examines how Presidents receive the most sensitive intelligence reporting and analysis in the world through the President's Daily Brief (PDB). During his talk, Dr. Priess introduced the audience to the personalities of those who produced and read the PDBs, the process of its creation and delivery, and the role played by the PDB in the daily work of national security at the highest level for more than 50 years.
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A Decade with the Nixon Tapes: What We've Learned and What We Have Yet to Learn
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Dr. Luke Nichter spoke to an overflow audience at the Library about his experiences researching the Nixon tapes, which involved listening to nearly 3,000 hours of publicly released recordings over the past decade. In his talk, Dr. Nichter discussed the challenges of working with the Nixon tapes, the impact of the tapes on the later careers of those who were unwittingly recorded, and provided a truer sense of what is actually on the tapes beyond the better known Watergate-related recordings. Dr. Nichter also played two audio clips featuring then House Minority Leader Gerald Ford.
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A Decade with the Nixon Tapes: What We've Learned and What We Have Yet to Learn
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Dr. Luke Nichter spoke to an overflow audience at the Library about his experiences researching the Nixon tapes, which involved listening to nearly 3,000 hours of publicly released recordings over the past decade. In his talk, Dr. Nichter discussed the challenges of working with the Nixon tapes, the impact of the tapes on the later careers of those who were unwittingly recorded, and provided a truer sense of what is actually on the tapes beyond the better known Watergate-related recordings. Dr. Nichter also played two audio clips featuring then House Minority Leader Gerald Ford.
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A Decade with the Nixon Tapes: What We've Learned and What We Have Yet to Learn
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Dr. Luke Nichter spoke to an overflow audience at the Library about his experiences researching the Nixon tapes, which involved listening to nearly 3,000 hours of publicly released recordings over the past decade. In his talk, Dr. Nichter discussed the challenges of working with the Nixon tapes, the impact of the tapes on the later careers of those who were unwittingly recorded, and provided a truer sense of what is actually on the tapes beyond the better known Watergate-related recordings. Dr. Nichter also played two audio clips featuring then House Minority Leader Gerald Ford.
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The White House Vice Presidency: The Path to Significance, Mondale to Biden
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Professor Joel Goldstein of the St. Louis University School of Law addressed an overflow crowd at the Ford Library on May 5 regarding his new book, The White House Vice Presidency: The Path to Significance, Mondale to Biden. Professor Goldstein described the Founding Fathers' initial visions for the position, and shared numerous anecdotes of how various individuals have viewed the role over the past 200 years. After years of conflicting expectations on the part of former presidents and the vice presidents themselves, Goldstein explained how the position has now become very powerful and essential to the implementation of the president's agenda and U.S. relationships with foreign leaders.
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The White House Vice Presidency: The Path to Significance, Mondale to Biden
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Professor Joel Goldstein of the St. Louis University School of Law addressed an overflow crowd at the Ford Library on May 5 regarding his new book, The White House Vice Presidency: The Path to Significance, Mondale to Biden. Professor Goldstein described the Founding Fathers' initial visions for the position, and shared numerous anecdotes of how various individuals have viewed the role over the past 200 years. After years of conflicting expectations on the part of former presidents and the vice presidents themselves, Goldstein explained how the position has now become very powerful and essential to the implementation of the president's agenda and U.S. relationships with foreign leaders.
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The White House Vice Presidency: The Path to Significance, Mondale to Biden
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Professor Joel Goldstein of the St. Louis University School of Law addressed an overflow crowd at the Ford Library on May 5 regarding his new book, The White House Vice Presidency: The Path to Significance, Mondale to Biden. Professor Goldstein described the Founding Fathers' initial visions for the position, and shared numerous anecdotes of how various individuals have viewed the role over the past 200 years. After years of conflicting expectations on the part of former presidents and the vice presidents themselves, Goldstein explained how the position has now become very powerful and essential to the implementation of the president's agenda and U.S. relationships with foreign leaders.
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The President and the Justice: A Look at the Legacy of John Paul Stevens
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Yale Law School professor Linda Greenhouse spoke at the Ford Library on September 15 in commemoration of Constitution Day. A very attentive overflow crowd heard Ms. Greenhouse discuss President Ford's nomination of Justice John Paul Stevens to the U.S. Supreme Court and his amazingly fast confirmation process. She opened with a quotation from a letter President Ford wrote in 1975 on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Justice Stevens' appointment: "I am prepared to allow history's judgment of my term in office to rest, if necessary, exclusively on my nomination 30 years ago of Justice John Paul Stevens to the U.S. Supreme Court." Greenhouse went on to describe his many contributions to the court, noting that he tended to offer nuance and was not doctrinaire in his views.