Full Text September 28, 2011: President Barack Obama Gives his Third Annual Back-to-School Speech at Benjamin Banneker Academic High School, Washington, D.C.

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: White House Photo, Samantha Appleton, 9/28/11 President Obama on Back-to-School: “Set Your Sights High” Source: WH, 9-28-11 President Barack Obama shakes hands with students after delivering his third annual Back-to-School speech at Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in Washington, D.C. Sept. 28, 2011. (Official White [...]

History Buzz September 28, 2011: Cornell History Dept. Creates Minor to Engage Students

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP UNIVERSITY NEWS Source: Cornell Daily Sun, 9-28-11 Following a noticeable decline in the number of students enrolled in history courses, the University’s Department of History has taken measures to boost its enrollment and attract students from a variety of disciplines. This fall, the department added [...]

Full Text September 27, 2011: NJ Gov. Chris Christie’s Speech at the Ronald Reagan Library — Monumental Takedown of Obama

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: POLITICAL QUOTES & SPEECHES Christie Delivers Monumental Takedown of Obama at Reagan Library Source: Fox News, 9-27-11 Via Weekly Standard: New Jersey governor Chris Christie delivered the following address this evening at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California: Mrs. Reagan, distinguished guests.  It [...]

History Buzz September 27, 2011: Julian Bond: Students’ Knowledge of Civil Rights History Has Deteriorated, Study Finds

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY EDUCATION Source: NYT 9-27-11 When Julian Bond, the former Georgia lawmaker and civil rights activist, turned to teaching two decades ago, he often quizzed his college students to gauge their awareness of the civil rights movement. He did not want to underestimate their grasp [...]

Campaign Recap September 26, 2011: Herman Cain & Mitt Romney Beat Rick Perry in Florida & Michigan Straw Polls — GOP Candidates Debate in the Fox News / Google GOP Republican Presidential Debate

CAMPAIGN 2012 By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. Ms. Goodman has also contributed the overviews, and chronologies in History [...]

Full Text September 26, 2011: President Barack Obama Answers Questions at Linkedin Townhall Transcript

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: White House Photo, Pete Souza, 9/26/11 President Obama’s Town Hall with LinkedIn: “We are in this thing Together” Source: WH, 9-26-11 Today, President Obama was at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California for a discussion on putting America back to work with members [...]

Full Text September 24, 2011: President Barack Obama’s Weekly Address on the Standards of the American Education System — Reforming the No Child Left Behind Act

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: President Barack Obama tapes the weekly address, White House Photo, Chuck Kennedy, 9/23/11 Weekly Address: Strengthening the American Education System Source: WH, 9-24-11 President Obama explains that states will have greater flexibility to find innovative ways of improving the education system, so that we can [...]

White House Recap September 17-24, 2011: The Obama Presidency’s Weekly Recap — President Obama Addresses 66th Session United Nations General Assembly — Selling the American Jobs Act and Revising America’s Education System

WHITE HOUSE RECAP WHITE HOUSE RECAP: SEPTEMBER 17-24, 2011 Weekly Wrap Up: Rebuilding America Source: WH, 9-23-11 We the People: President Obama released the U.S.’s Open Government National Action Plan, and a highlight of that plan is We the People, a new platform that gives all Americans a way to petition the Obama Administration to [...]

Political Headlines September 23, 2011: House Passes Stopgap Spending Bill 219-203 Then Senate Defeats Bill 59-36 — Goverment Shutdown Possibility Looms for October 1

POLITICAL HEADLINES By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: THE HEADLINES: HOUSE PASSES STOPGAP [...]

Oscar Handlin: Historian was considered the father of immigration study

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Source: WaPo, 9-23-11 Oscar Handlin, a Harvard professor whose classic writings on American immigration made him a leading intellectual force behind legislation that eliminated the immigration quota system in the United States, died Sept. 20 at his home in Cambridge, Mass., after a heart attack. [...]

Campaign Buzz September 22, 2011: Fox News / Google GOP Republican Presidential Debate — Mitt Romney Winner of Debate Attacks Offensive Rick Perry — Social Security, Healthcare & Immigration Main Issues

CAMPAIGN 2012 CAMPAIGN BUZZ 2012 Chip Litherland for The New York Times IN FOCUS: FOX NEWS / GOOGLE GOP REPUBLICAN DEBATE IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA GOP DEBATE EXCERPTS — QUOTES Full Text Campaign Buzz September 22, 2011: Fox News / Google GOP Republican Presidential Debate — Rick Perry Under Attack Goes on the Offensive — Especially [...]

Full Text Campaign Buzz September 22, 2011: Fox News / Google GOP Republican Presidential Debate — Rick Perry Under Attack Goes on the Offensive — Especially Against Chief Rival Mitt Romney — Social Security, Healthcare Main Issues

CAMPAIGN 2012 CAMPAIGN BUZZ 2012 Under Attack, Perry Hits Back at Rivals in GOP Debate AP Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the GOP presidential front-runner, fended off fierce attacks during Thursday night’s debate from his rivals over his criticism of Social Security and his record on immigration. TRANSCRIPT: Fox News-Google GOP Debate   This is a [...]

Political Buzz September 21, 2011: House Defeats Stopgap Spending Bill 230-195 — 4 Dozen Republicans Join Democrats Defecting from Leadership — Government Shutdown Possible

POLITICAL BUZZ By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: THE HEADLINES: HOUSE DEFEATS STOPGAP [...]

Full Text September 21, 2011: President Obama’s Speeches with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Former President Bill Clinton, Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron & France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy & Japan’s PM Yoshihiko Noda

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: POLITICAL QUOTES & SPEECHES Remarks by President Obama and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in Luncheon Toasts September 21, 2011 8:18 PM U.N. Secretary General’s Luncheon United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY 1:54 P.M. EDT SECRETARY GENERAL BAN:  President Obama, Excellencies, distinguished heads of state [...]

Full Text September 21, 2011: President Barack Obama Meets with World Leaders on Day Two at the (UN) United Nations General Assembly

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: President Obama Meets with World Leaders on Day Two at the U.N General Assembly Source: WH, 9-21-11 President Barack Obama shakes hands with former President Bill Clinton after speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers in New York, [...]