by jpitney | Feb 19, 2023 | Civility, Presidency
In 2007, Jimmy Carter delivered a eulogy for his 1976 opponent, Gerald Ford: Our mutual respect, which I have described, blossomed into a valued personal friendship during our shared trip to attend the funeral of President Anwar Sadat in Egypt. We formed a personal...
by jpitney | Feb 14, 2023 | Congress, Presidency
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: Washington Post columnist David Von Drehle wrote on Feb. 5 that the time has come to pull the plug on the president’s live State of the Union addresses (SOTU) before joint sessions of Congress. And that was two days before the latest...
by jpitney | Dec 28, 2022 | Presidency
Liz Cheney in the 1/6 report: At the heart of our Republic is the guarantee of the peaceful transfer of power. Members of Congress are reminded of this every day as we pass through the Capitol Rotunda. There, eight magnificent paintings detail theearliest days...
by jpitney | Jul 21, 2022 | Bipartisanship, Congress, Elections, Electoral College, Presidency
From Senator Sudan Collins: Today, after months of bipartisan negotiations led by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), two proposals were introduced which include legislation to reform and modernize the outdated Electoral Count Act of 1887 to...
by jpitney | Jun 12, 2022 | Journalism, Journalists, Presidency, Uncategorized
Steven Portnoy, White House Correspondents’ Association President: For nearly a century, the story of the American presidency has been written through the eyes of the “press pool,” the small team of writers, photographers and technicians assigned each day to...
by jpitney | Oct 29, 2021 | Claremont McKenna College, Presidency
Claremont McKenna professor John Pitney teaches a class about presidential speeches and public opinion, focusing on the 1970s through the 1990s. It will begin airing this Saturday on C-SPAN 2. It will air at 8am, 11am, 8pm & 11pm ET. Afterwards it will be...
