History Buzz February 20, 2012: Presidents’ Day Quiz: How well do you know our chief executives?

  HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Presidents’ Day: How well do you know our chief executives? Source: LAT, Chicago Tribune, 2-20-12 At the funeral of President Richard Nixon in 1994, from left: Then-President Bill and First Lady Hillary Clinton; former presidents and first ladies George H.W. and Barbara Bush, Ronald [...]

History Buzz February 20, 2012: Presidents’ Day Gallup Poll: Americans rate Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton best of recent presidents — Richard Nixon & George W. Bush rated worst

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Presidents’ Day Gallup Poll: Americans rate Reagan, Clinton best of recent presidents Source: LAT, 2-20-12 Former President Ronald Reagan presents then-President-elect Clinton with a jar of red, white and blue jelly beans in November 1992. (Paul Richards / AFP) Presidents Day — or Washington’s Birthday, [...]

History Buzz February 17, 2012: George Washington still tops as most favorable President in Presidents’ Day Public Policy Polling survey

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Poll: George Washington still tops Eighty-nine percent of Americans say they see George Washington favorably. | AP Photo Source: Politico, 2-17-12 George Washington still ranks as Americans’ number one president, according to a new poll out Friday. A whopping 89 percent of Americans say they [...]

History Buzz February 17, 2012: American Experience’s ‘Clinton’ on PBS: That was then …

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP PBS’s ‘Clinton’: That was then … Source: WaPo, 2-17-12 Clinton on PBS’s American Experience Premiering February 20th and 21st, a biography of a president who rose from a broken childhood in Arkansas to become one of the most successful politicians in modern American history, and [...]

White House Recap November 26-December 2, 2011: The Obama Presidency’s Weekly Recap — President Obama, Michelle Obama & Family Bring Holiday Spirit to the White House, Lighting the National Christmas Tree & Unveiling a Very “Bo” Decoration Theme, “Shine, Give, Share”

WHITE HOUSE RECAP WHITE HOUSE RECAP: NOVEMBER 26-DECEMBER 2, 2011 West Wing Week: 12/2/11 or “Bo Meets Bo.” This week, the President hosted the EU Summit and the Dutch Prime Minister, announced a new commitment to fighting AIDS, and lit the National Christmas Tree. That’s November 25th to December 1st, or “Bo Meets Bo.” Watch [...]

Full Text December 2, 2011: President Barack Obama & Former President Bill Clinton Announce $4 Billion Investment Better Buildings Initiative — Making Buildings More Energy Efficient

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: President Obama Announces $4 Billion Investment to Make Buildings More Energy Efficient Source: WH, 12-2-11 President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton take a tour of the upgrades of the Transwestern Building in Washington, Dec. 2, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

On This Day in History… September 11, 2001: President Barack Obama & Former President George W. Bush Observe the 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 Terror Attacks on the World Trade Center Twin Towers, Pentagon & United Flight 93 with Memorials

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 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. IN FOCUS: 10th ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 TERROR ATTACKS [...]

Featured Historian Gil Troy: Still Smoldering Ten Years after 9/11 — Yet Still Hopeful

FEATURED HISTORIANS By Gil Troy, Jerusalem Post, 9-6-11 Ten years ago, 19 Islamist terrorists hijacked four airplanes, murdered nearly three thousand people, destroyed the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers, and damaged one side of the Pentagon. Our therapeutic culture encourages us to “move on,” rather than wallowing in anger. And we are supposed to seek [...]

Full Text September 10, 2011: President George W. Bush’s Speech at the Unveiling of the Flight 93 National Memorial, Shanksville, Pennsylvania

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS POLITICAL QUOTES & SPEECHES The 10th Anniversary of 9/11 President George W. Bush’s Flight 93 Memorial Dedication Speech GEORGE W. BUSH, 43RD PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Mr. Secretary, thank you very much. Mr. Vice President, Dr. Biden, President Clinton, Mr. Speaker, members of Congress, my friends Tommy Franks and Tom [...]

Featured Historians Gil Troy: Wanted: A President Who is Tougher Than Terrycloth

FEATURED HISTORIANS By Gil Troy, 8-8-11 The downgrading of America’s credit rating just days after the debt ceiling fight ended risk branding Barack Obama’s presidency as an historic failure. The S and P analysts made it clear that they were passing political judgment on the United States, not just making an economic assessment. While Republicans [...]

Political Buzz August 4, 2011: Happy Birthday Mr. President! President Barack Obama Celebrates 50th Birthday at Chicago DNC Fundraiser & at White House Rose Garden BBQ

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: IN FOCUS: PRESIDENT OBAMA CELEBRATES [...]

Featured Historians Gil Troy: Obama at 50 Should Have More Faith in America

FEATURED HISTORIANS By Gil Troy, 8-4-11 Barack Obama turns fifty today, August 4th.  Both he and his country appear battered these days, as Obama’s White House recuperates from the bruising debt ceiling showdown and the United States remains stuck combating two wars along with one long-lasting recession.  But the progress Obama and America have made [...]