May 31 Former Presidents Look to One Another For Advice, Friendship By Katelyn Polantz The five living American presidents have come together to uphold a modern tradition begun by Herbert Hoover and Harry Truman: A team born from the U.S.'s highest executive office. Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy write about its secrets in their… Continue reading
May 15 Running for President: Chronicling Almost 200 Years of Propaganda By Vanessa Dennis Published by the Library of Congress, "Presidential Campaign Posters" is a visual anthology of election season artwork. Preview 13 of the posters featured in the book. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch Condoleezza Rice: Education Could Be ‘Greatest National Security Challenge’ Condoleezza Rice, Joel Klein Want to Make Education Better for National Security… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch Condoleeza Rice Makes the Case for Arts in Education Condoleeza Rice Makes the Case for Arts as Vital Part of Education… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch What’s Next for Gitmo, Detainees and U.S. Handling of Terror Suspects? A decade after the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, began accepting prisoners, the debate continues over how the U.S. treats terror suspects. Jeffrey Brown discusses the ongoing issue of military detention with Vincent Warren of the Center for Constitutional… Continue watching
Dec 08 White House Pets During the Holidays By Larisa Epatko From Bo lookalikes planted around the White House, to one of the Fords' puppies snacking on an ornament, view photos of the White House pets through the years at holiday time. Continue reading
Nov 23 From Lincoln to Obama: The White House Celebrates Thanksgiving By Jason Kane A meal shared by Pilgrims and American Indians might get most of the credit for the creation of Thanksgiving, but it was Abraham Lincoln who officially proclaimed the last Thursday in November a holiday, back in 1864. This slide show… Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch Obama Offers States an Exit to Parts of ‘No Child Left Behind’ Law President Obama said on Friday that No Child Left Behind, which President Bush signed into law in 2002, is not working. Jeffrey Brown discusses the major changes to the law and what they mean for students and schools with Fairfax… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch Obama Orders Revamp of ‘No Child Left Behind’ Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced Monday that President Obama would sign an executive order to allow schools who are falling short of No Child Left Behind to circumvent the law. Gwen Ifill discusses the policy shift with Justin Snider of… Continue watching
Aug 03 Presidents at Age 50 By Larisa Epatko As President Obama turned 50 on Aug. 4, we took a look at what some past presidents were doing at the same age: from George Washington, who was trying to quell a possible mutiny among war-weary soldiers, to George W. Continue reading