Commentator for outlets such as cnn and politico. Patrick griffin is also a cnn commentator, longtime New Hampshire political strategist, a visiting fellow at the center for political future and a fabulous teacher. He advised george w. Bush and recently served as a Senior Advisor to New Hampshire governor chris sununu. Codirector of the center, veteran of five president ial campaigns, and numerous campaigns for senators and governors including Arnold Schwarzenegger and mitt romney. Patrick, im going to begin with a question and at least we are going to start with you. A lot of critics think that New Hampshire, with a lack of diversity, should never be the first primary state. What is your response to that and will this ever change . It willsponse is that probably never change and we could talk about that for a second. There is a great amount of hostagetaking, malfeasance holdups, everything but cash changing hands in order to keep New Hampshire. There is an important part of that, but
James is covering 2020 for the boston globe and is also a political analyst for New Hampshires wmur tv and a commentator for outlets such as cnn and politico. Patrick griffin is also a cnn commentator, longtime New Hampshire political strategist, a visiting fellow at the center for political future and a fabulous teacher. He advised george w. Bush and recently served as a Senior Advisor to New Hampshire governor chris sununu. Codirector of the center, veteran of five president ial campaigns, and numerous campaigns for senators and governors including Arnold Schwarzenegger and mitt romney. Patrick, im going to begin with a question and at least we are going to start with you. A lot of critics think that New Hampshire, with a lack of diversity, should never be the first primary state. What is your response to that and will this ever change . It willsponse is that probably never change and we could talk about that for a second. There is a great amount of hostagetaking, malfeasance holdups
University of South Carolina. For the next 75 minutes, well share insights from the secret white house tapes, and well look to explore the dynamics therein, but also to relate them to contemporary developments, to see what kinds of questions they prompt us to ask about contemporary dynamics, about the history they contain, about parallels to todays events, about the practice of democracy itself. Just a word about the recordings program, we were established in 1998, and our goal, we are the only institution of this kind doing it, is to analyze and transcribe the secret president ial tapes that president s made from 1940 through 1973, thats from Franklin Roosevelt through Richard Nixon. We do this work at the Miller Center. We do it offsite as well, because so much of our work these days is browserbased. But we publish work through the university of Virginia Press and its electronic imprint, rotunda. The president ial recordings digital initiative, digital edition, is our publication. We
We will look to explore the dynamics. To the also let them contemporary developments to see what kinds of questions they prompt us to ask about contemporary dynamics, the history they contain, parallels to todays events, that is a practice of democracy itself. Established in 1998. We are the only institution of its time doing it, analyzing and transcribing the secret made fromal tapes 1974 to 1973. We do this work at the Miller Center. So much of our work is browserbased. The Digital Edition is ours. We also publish the greatest hits through Miller Center dot oregon. We share with you those clips today. I just want to knowledge of few people that helped us on the way. The National Historical records commission. We appreciate their belief and confidence in the work that we do. We welcome our program administrator. Finally, i would like to knowledge mark saunders. Of thethe director university of virginia press. The founder and motive force behind this. This weekend,ay suddenly. It is a
Prof. Selverstone good afternoon, everyone. I am marc selverstone. Associate professor in president ial studies at the university of virginias Miller Center, and as chair of the centers president ial recordings program, id like to welcome you to a special panel, echoes of the past, featuring my colleagues on the recordings program. Its quite wonderful to be here with everybody. Its something of a reunion, in fact. Kent was with us for years and years, now spending time at the university of South Carolina. For the next 75 minutes, well share insights from the secret white house tapes, and well look to explore the dynamics therein, but also to relate them to contemporary developments, to see what kinds of questions they prompt us to ask about contemporary dynamics, about the history they contain, about parallels to todays events, about the practice of democracy itself. Just a word about the recordings program, we were established in 1998, and our goal, we are the only institution of this