Barbara, is herself a noted scholar sft kennedy era and clan. Shes also the director of president ial studies here at the Miller Center. She is a very seasoned export, oral historian as well as written historian. And for many years she helped lead the Oral History Program here at the Miller Center which was one of the signature undertakings that we do in interviewing the leading members of president ial administrations from the ford years on up until the present. Or at least i should say the recent past. We have completed oral histories under her leadership and Russell Riley of every administration through the george w. Bush administration and we are planning to lay seeing to the Obama Administration and well find out what the Trump Administration what their attitude is towards being interviewed for oral history when we get to that. In any case, barbara is going to take us forward and ill turn things over to her. Thanks so much, will. And of course to mel and stephanie for conceptualiz
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This panel. We have gone to a little past 1. I just met him last evening over dinner and after dinner in which we had a fascinating conversation but two slightly different ones about whom we have been speaking and it was Jacqueline Kennedy and and we might save that for a later discussion but i enjoyed that conversation. He is a professor of International History at the London School of economics. Hes an expert on the cold war and soviet russian history and particularly intellectual history. Among his books is particularly related to our topic of this conference, a failed empire. The soviet union and the cold war and i also noted among his books, and having just watched the movie yet again, i was drawn of course to that topic. He is a long time friend of the Miller Center and were always happy to welcome him back as we did recently for an American Forum on his latest book the impossible presidency which in light of the incumbent might be called the impossible president but its called t
Thank what martha does in terms of the scholarship and research, she is a constant resource for all of us who cover the white house and for any of the American Public was interested in the presidency and operations inside the building. Also want to thank the White House Historical association for your generosity and support of our programs and of marthas work and of all of our studies in the interest in the presidency. Before i turn things over to martha, i want to mention that last night, the w hca was in missouri at the Truman Library for what we hope will be the first of many partnerships and events with president ial libraries and museums across the country, talking with americans outside of the beltway and answering their questions about the presidency, the press, and the interaction between the two. We got a ton of questions and interest, and it may veer our questions tonight but we just wanted to let all of you know enterprises is the rent interested and come anyone watching, ye
Miller center convenes scholars for a conference looking at the complicated history between u. S. And russian leaders over the last century. This portion is just over an hour. As with the end of the cold war, events are rushing forward with breathtaking speed. And just when you think youre beginning to digest what happened in 1992, wait, theres a new administration in office and strobe talbot is going to explain it us to. Strobe . Let me start with a couple of ironies. I do remember as a reporter, when the bush 41 administration came in, it was a little scratchy with the Reagan Administration going out and i do recall talk of pause, the secretary of state, jim baker, wanting to make sure that he wasnt a captured by the building and that kind of thing. When four years later, the Clinton Administration came in, all i can say is that bill clinton picked up exactly where bush 41 was. It was an extraordinary transition well before inauguration. A number of people, including a couple of peop