Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies

Recent Features

Life Lessons - Churchill

Austin Knuppe

Warrior Diplomat

Austin Knuppe

Edmund Hillary

Austin Knuppe

Ask Gleaves Seminar

Selma Tucker

Two Decades Later: Reagan

Austin Knuppe

Obama's 1st Address

Austin Knuppe

Lincoln - Pursuit of Happiness

Brian Flanagan

Lincoln and the Mid-East

Austin Knuppe

All Features...

"Paul Johnson on the Life Lessons of Winston Churchill" Austin Knuppe 03/15/2010
"Alexander Haig: The Life of a Warrior-Diplomat" Austin Knuppe 02/23/2010
"Scaling the Summit: Leadership Lessons from
the Life of Sir Edmund Hillary"		 Austin Knuppe 12/02/2009
"The Kitchen Debate: Nixon and Khrushchev" Austin Knuppe 07/24/2009
"22 Years Later, Reagan's Words Still Inspire" Austin Knuppe 06/12/2009
"Obama's First Address to Congress" Austin Knuppe 02/25/2009
"Abraham Lincoln and the Pursuit of Happiness" Brian Flanagan 2/24/2009
"Lincoln and the Middle East" Austin Knuppe 02/19/2009
"Abraham Lincoln and the Power of Myth" Brian Flanagan 02/10/2009
"Obama Makes History"   11/05/2008
Media Gallery: "Election '08's Impact on Michigan"   10/28/2008
VIDEO: "Energy Independence and the
2008 Presidential Election"		   10/21/2008
"150 Years Later: Lincoln-Douglas Debate in Alton"   10/15/2008
"150 Years Later: Lincoln-Douglas Debate in Quincy"   10/13/2008
VIDEO: "Economic Crisis: Causes and Cures"   10/09/2008
VIDEO: "Surviving the Financial Meltdown"   10/08/2008
"How Much Longer Can We 'Endure'?" Austin Knuppe 10/07/2008
"150 Years Later: Lincoln-Douglas Debate in Galesburg"   10/07/2008
VIDEO: "Emergency Economic Summit"   10/01/2008
VIDEO: "Richard Norton Smith on Gilded Age Presidents"   09/29/2008
VIDEO: "E. J. Dionne on Democracy's Challenge"   09/24/2008
VIDEO: "McCain or Obama?
  Michigan Debates Decision 2008"		   09/19/2008
"150 Years Later: Lincoln-Douglas Debate in Charleston"   09/18/2008
"150 Years Later: Lincoln-Douglas Debate in Jonesboro"   09/15/2008
VIDEO: "Thomas Haas on Leadership"   09/14/2008
VIDEO: "Election 2008 -- A Pivotal Race"   09/14/2008
VIDEO: "Mastering the Medium"   09/04/2008
VIDEO: "Veterans of the Second World War:
Continuing Struggles with PTSD"		   09/01/2008
"150 Years Later: Lincoln-Douglas Debate in Freeport"   08/27/2008
"A Century on the Campaign Trail:
The 10 Best and 10 Worst Candidates"		   08/25/2008
"150 Years Later: Lincoln-Douglas Debate in Ottawa"   08/18/2008
VIDEO: "FDR: A Traitor to His Class?" H. W. Brands 08/11/2008
VIDEO: "Gerald R. Ford: A Hero and Leader," Gleaves Whitney 08/04/2008
VIDEO: "Ike's Final Battle," Kasey Pipes 07/27/2008
VIDEO: "Meet Thomas Jefferson," Bill Barker 07/21/2008
VIDEO: "Gerald Ford's Leadership," Gleaves Whitney 07/07/2008
"Spreading Democracy," Brian Flanagan 05/26/2008
"Victory in Europe," Ralph Hauenstein 05/8/2008
"Liberating Dachau," Ralph Hauenstein 05/01/2008
"The Slouch, the Stare, the Stutter," Gleaves Whitney 03/05/2008
"It's Washington's Birthday, Not Presidents' Day," Gleaves Whitney 02/18/2008
"Dear Mr. President," Mark Couturier 11/26/2007
"Abraham Lincoln, Praetor Maximus," Brian Flanagan 10/18/2007
"Accountable to the People," Polly Diven 09/10/2007
"Woodrow Wilson:
The Law of Unintended Consequences,"		 Richard Norton Smith 09/04/2007
"Cold War Conservative:
Eisenhower in the White House,"		 H. W. Brands 08/20/2007
"Lincoln v. Douglas," Richard Norton Smith 08/20/2007
"Calvin Coolidge Takes the Oath of Office," Jim Cooke 07/30/2007
"Teaching the American Presidency: 50 Best Books," Brian Flanagan 07/23/2007
"Roosevelt and Reagan: Eternal Optimists," Richard Norton Smith 07/16/2007
"Toward a More Perfect Union," Michael Toth 06/11/2007
"The Age of Jackson," H. W. Brands 06/04/2007
"George Washington: Founder of America's Courts," Michael Toth 05/28/2007
"Father Ted Interview," Hauenstein Center 05/21/2007
"FDR Interview with H. W. Brands," Hauenstein Center 05/14/2007
"Truman: Faith, Freedom, and the Cold War," Elizabeth Spalding 05/27/2007
"President Bush in Grand Rapids," President George W. Bush 04/23/2007
"Lyndon Johnson and the Civil Rights Act," Melissa Ware 04/23/2007
"Meet Thomas Jefferson," Bill Barker 03/23/2007
"Hauenstein Center Students Visit Springfield,"   03/22/2007
"African-American Advisers to Presidents," Melissa Ware 02/26/2007
"Lincoln and the Fate of Free Government," James McPherson 02/12/2007
"Infamous V-POTUS," Hendrik Meijer 02/05/2007
"The Leadership of William McKinley," Patrick Reagan 01/29/2007
"Fame and Infamy," Patrick Reagan 01/29/2007
"Honoring President Gerald R. Ford,"   12/18/2006
"Friendship: Ralph Hauenstein and Gerald R. Ford,"   12/18/2006
"The Leadership of Richard Nixon," Mark Couturier 12/18/2006
"Model Ford: Presidential Longevity," Gleaves Whitney 11/14/2006
"George W. Bush Sets a Record," Gleaves Whitney 11/10/2006
"U. S. Presidents on the World Stage," Brian Flanagan 11/06/2006
"Morning in America," Mark Couturier 10/23/2006
"Death of a President," Laura Bulkeley Goldsmith 10/16/2006
"A More Perfect Union," Brian Flanagan 09/18/2006
"Honoring Ralph Hauenstein in Washington, D.C."   05/22/2006
"A Cool Cat: Ralph Hauenstein,"   05/15/2006
"George Washington's Birthday," Jim Kratsas 02/22/2006
"Our First African-American President?" Mandi Bird 02/10/2006
"Healing the Nation," Brian Flanagan 1/203/2006
"A Bold and Noble Project," Brian Flanagan 01/20/2006
"Commanding the Shelves," Brian Flanagan 12/19/2005
"Commanding Prose," Brian Flanagan 12/15/2005
"The President's Game: Army-Navy," Brian Flanagan 12/02/2005
"Teddy Roosevelt: A Singular Life," Jim Kratsas 11/01/2005
"The Spanish American War," Jose Amoroz 10/10/2005
"John F. Kennedy and the Peace Corps," Mandi Bird and Brian Flanagan 09/30/2005
"World Views Clash in Imperial Debate," Steve Harmon 09/15/2005
"War of Words Precedes Debate," Steve Harmon 09/14/2005
"War and Empire: Hanson v. Huffington"   09/12/2005
"Pardoning Nixon," Mandi Bird 09/28/2005
VIRTUAL TOUR:
"Clinton Presidential Library and Museum"		   09/01/2005
"1776: Vintage McCullough," Marc Jordan 08/24/2005
"War and Empire: A Reader," Brian Flanagan 08/01/2005
"President Ford Celebrates His 92nd Birthday"   07/14/2005
VIRTUAL TOUR: "Bush's Texas Home"   07/12/2005
"Hail to the Former Chief," Brian Flanagan 07/11/2005
"Terror in London"   07/27/2005
"Supreme Numbers," Gleaves Whitney 07/05/2005
VIRTUAL TOUR: "Bush Library and Museum"   07/03/2005
"Retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor"   07/01/2005
"Declaration of Independence: Did You Know?" Brian Flanagan 07/01/2005
"American Political Dynasties," Melissa Ware and Brian Flanagan 06/16/2005
VIRTUAL TOUR: "LBJ Presidential Library and Museum"   06/14/2005
"First Givers: The Presidency and Philanthropy," Gleaves Whitney 06/13/2005
"Eisenhower and D-Day," Gleaves Whitney 06/26/2005
"Deep Throat Revealed"   06/01/2005
VIRTUAL TOUR: "LBJ Childhood Home and Ranch"   05/28/2005
"1776"   05/23/2005
"Presidents and the Armed Forces," Gleaves Whitney 05/15/2005
"Conservationists-in-Chief, Part II," Brian Flanagan 05/26/2005
VIRTUAL TOUR: "Lincoln Presidential Museum"   05/01/2005
"Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum," Gleaves Whitney and Brian Flanagan 04/29/2005
"Conservationists-in-Chief, Part I," Brian Flanagan 04/22/2005
"Death of a President"   04/12/2005
VIRTUAL TOUR:
"Carter Presidential Library and Museum"		   04/09/2005
"Hauenstein Center Works at the Carter Library"   04/04/2005
"Women in the White House," Melissa Ware 03/23/2005
"Hauenstein Center Research Trip to Texas"   03/10/2005
VIRTUAL TOUR: "Peterson's Boarding House"   03/09/2005
"Searching for the U.S. Presidents"   03/28/2005
"Presidents and the Star-Spangled Banner," Brian Flanagan 03/03/2005
"African American Advisers to Presidents," Megan Smith and Brian Flanagan 02/22/2005
VIRTUAL TOUR: "Arlington National Cemetery"   02/21/2005
"It's George Washington's Birthday
(Not President's Day),"		 Matthew Spalding 02/21/2005
"The Most Popular President?"   02/15/2005
"43rd's Tribute to the 40th," Gleaves Whitney 02/27/2005
VIRTUAL TOUR: "Abraham Lincoln Museum"   02/04/2005
"Connected Destinies," Gleaves Whitney 02/03/2005
"State of the Union 2005"   02/01/2005
"In Search of FDR and McKinley," Brian Flanagan 01/28/2005
VIRTUAL TOUR:
"Independence National Historical Park"		   01/21/2005
"The Company He Keeps," Gleaves Whitney 01/20/2005
"Inauguration 2005"   01/01/2005
"Martin Luther King, Jr."   01/01/2005
VIRTUAL TOUR:
"Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum and Environs"		   12/20/2004
"George Washington: Wrong Side of Slavery?" William B. Allen 12/14/2004
"Teachers Predict Electoral College Results"   12/12/2004
"Religion and the Presidency C-SPAN Coverage"   11/15/2004
VIRTUAL TOUR: "Gerald R. Ford's Boyhood Home"   11/14/2004
"Election 2004 Special Coverage," Gleaves Whitney and Brian Flanagan 11/04/2004
"The Last General in the White House," H. W. Brands 11/13/2004
"The 2004 Election: Variables and Predictions," Patrick Anderson 09/15/2004
VIRTUAL TOUR: "Ronald Reagan's Rancho del Cielo"   09/10/2004
"Call for Presidential Assassination?" Laura Bulkeley Goldsmith 09/27/2004
"Herbert Hoover's Bad Press," George H. Nash 08/25/2004
"Time and Chance," Laura Bulkeley Goldsmith 08/17/2004
VIRTUAL TOUR:
"Ronald W. Reagan Presidential Library and Museum"		   08/04/2004
"A Swing State Dissected," Patrick Anderson 07/27/2004
"Families on the Trail," Gleaves Whitney 7/104/2004
"Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy," Robert Dallek 07/01/2004
VIRTUAL TOUR: "James A. Garfield Home"   06/28/2004
"At Harvard Studying the Presidents," Marc Jordan 06/25/2004
"Presidents as Men of Letters," Jim Kratsas 06/23/2004
"The Best of the Greatest Generation," David Gergen 06/16/2004
VIRTUAL TOUR: "Abraham Lincoln Memorial"   06/15/2004
"What We Learned Last Week," Gleaves Whitney 06/14/2004
"Reagan's State Funeral," Gleaves Whitney 07/19/2004
"Ronald Reagan, R.I.P.," Gleaves Whitney 06/27/2004
VIRTUAL TOUR: "John Adams Birthplace and Home"   06/26/2004
"Ronald Reagan in Memoriam"   06/26/2004
"The Legacy of John F. Kennedy," Robert Dallek 05/26/2004
"Leadership and Service," Ralph Hauenstein 04/26/2004
VIRTUAL TOUR:
"George Washington and the Temple of Virtue"		   04/21/2004
"Lincoln Fame," James McPherson 04/14/2004
"America's Freedom Charter," Ralph Hauenstein 03/26/2004
"General Washington's Newburgh Address," Gleaves Whitney 03/15/2004
"Presidents on Film... Update," Laura Bulkeley Goldsmith 01/28/2004
"The Assassination of President Kennedy"   11/01/2003

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A Road Over Rough Terrain:US-Iranian Relations Gleaves Whitney 02/22/2010
President Obama at Year One Gleaves Whitney 01/25/2010
Is Obamacare in the E.R.? Gleaves Whitney 11/19/2009
Confidence Key to Leadership Gleaves Whitney 09/13/2009
Masters of the Universe Gleaves Whitney 03/31/2009
Abe's Hope Gleaves Whitney 02/23/2009
Anticipating Obama Gleaves Whitney 01/15/2009
Election 2008 Special Gleaves Whitney 11/03/2008
Nation Braces For Historic Election Gleaves Whitney 10/02/2008
The Wright Predecessors Gleaves Whitney 06/12/2008
Clinton For Obama Gleaves Whitney 05/20/2008
April Fools Gleaves Whitney 04/02/2008
Campaign Vitriol Gleaves Whitney 03/20/2008
Uncle Cleve and Frank Gleaves Whitney 02/2004/2008
For Love of the Game Gleaves Whitney 1/10/2008
George Washington:
The Greatest Man in the World		 Gleaves Whitney 12/2005/2007
Presidents and War Gleaves Whitney 11/12/2007
War Presidents Gleaves Whitney 10/31/2007
Augustus Gleaves Whitney 03/02/2007
Great Communication Gleaves Whitney 12/26/2006
Effective Leadership Gleaves Whitney 11/06/2006
Longest-Serving Wartime President Gleaves Whitney 10/23/2006
Slaveholding Presidents Gleaves Whitney 07/19/2006
Gerald Ford's Leadership Gleaves Whitney 07/14/2006
Coins and Presidents Gleaves Whitney 03/28/2006
Franklin Roosevelt as a Leader Gleaves Whitney 03/21/2006
LBJ and the Texas Hill Country Gleaves Whitney 03/15/2006
Hot Dog! Gleaves Whitney 02/10/2006
How Many Johnsons? Gleaves Whitney 02/10/2006
Missouri and Presidents Gleaves Whitney 02/09/2006
Party With the Most Losses Gleaves Whitney 02/08/2005
Nobel Prize Winning Presidents Gleaves Whitney 02/08/2005
State of the Union Message Gleaves Whitney 01/31/2005
Bible Passages at Inaugurations Gleaves Whitney 01/25/2005
Numbers of Presidents, Inaugurations, etc. Gleaves Whitney 01/24/2005
Cost of Inaugurations Gleaves Whitney 01/21/2005
Inaugurations in American History Gleaves Whitney 01/19/2005
Second Inaugurations Gleaves Whitney 01/18/2005
The Veep's Last Words Gleaves Whitney 01/12/2005
Second-Term Mandates Gleaves Whitney 01/06/2005
Landslide Lyndon Gleaves Whitney 01/04/2005
Person of the Year Gleaves Whitney 12/31/2004
Christmas at the White House Gleaves Whitney 12/18/2004
Jefferson Bible and the Christmas Story Gleaves Whitney 12/16/2004
Nixon and the Christmas Bombing Gleaves Whitney 12/14/2004
King Before President Gleaves Whitney 12/02/2004
Vice President Against President Gleaves Whitney 12/01/2004
Thanksgiving Gleaves Whitney 11/24/2004
2008 Election Gleaves Whitney 11/23/2004
One VP Serves Two Presidents Gleaves Whitney 11/19/2004
Assassinations Gleaves Whitney 11/22/2004
Presidents and Supreme Court Nominees Gleaves Whitney 11/13/2004
Presidents as High Priests Gleaves Whitney 11/12/2004
Cabinet Members From the Opposing Party Gleaves Whitney 11/09/2004
All the Presidents' Roles Gleaves Whitney 11/08/2004
Election 2004 in Perspective Gleaves Whitney 11/07/2004
States Claiming the Most Presidents Gleaves Whitney 11/06/2004
Preacher-President Gleaves Whitney 10/28/2004
Best Signs for Predicting the Winner Gleaves Whitney 10/25/2004
Wartime Presidents Gleaves Whitney 10/22/2004
Elections With Three Viable Candidate Gleaves Whitney 10/22/2004
Presidential Succession Gleaves Whitney 10/22/2004
If a President Dies During the Campaign Gleaves Whitney 10/22/2004
How Presidents Salute Gleaves Whitney 10/22/2004
Why the Oval Office is Oval Gleaves Whitney 10/22/2004
White House Staff Gleaves Whitney 10/22/2004
Sad Bachelor President Gleaves Whitney 10/13/2004
Reaganomics Gleaves Whitney 10/09/2004
Bush-Kerry Debates Gleaves Whitney 09/30/2004
Presidents and Jobs Gleaves Whitney 09/15/2004
Job Growth and Election Gleaves Whitney 09/14/2004
9/11 and the Presidency Gleaves Whitney 09/11/2004
Presidential Greatness Gleaves Whitney 09/10/2004
First to Travel Outside the U.S. Gleaves Whitney 09/08/2004
Presidents Economy and Domestic Policy Gleaves Whitney 09/04/2004
Republican Conventions Gleaves Whitney 08/29/2004
No Veep Gleaves Whitney 08/26/2004
The 1904 Convention Gleaves Whitney 08/26/2004
Electoral College Sweep Gleaves Whitney 08/16/2004
1000 Days: Ford v. Kennedy Gleaves Whitney 08/12/2004
The Nixon Pardon Gleaves Whitney 09/10/2004
Books About Nixon Gleaves Whitney 09/09/2004
Convention Cities Gleaves Whitney 07/25/2004
Before Modern Convention Gleaves Whitney 07/24/2004
Presidential Libraries Gleaves Whitney 07/22/2004
The Value of Conventions Gleaves Whitney 07/14/2004
Electing Incumbent VPs Gleaves Whitney 07/13/2004
Presidential Debates Gleaves Whitney 07/06/2004
Cheney for VP? Gleaves Whitney 07/03/2004
Presidents and Our Founding Documents Gleaves Whitney 07/02/2004
First Families on the Trail Gleaves Whitney 06/25/2004
Presidential Memoirs Gleaves Whitney 06/23/2004
Reagan's Budget and Hinckley Gleaves Whitney 06/22/2004
The Presidents and Civil Society Gleaves Whitney 06/20/2004
Presidents in the Movies Gleaves Whitney 06/19/2004
Professors on Reagan Gleaves Whitney 06/18/2004
Bi-Partisan Ticket? Gleaves Whitney 06/15/2004
The President's Funeral Gleaves Whitney 06/12/2004
Ronald Reagan and the Conservative Movement Gleaves Whitney 06/09/2004
Reagan's Legacy Gleaves Whitney 06/08/2004
State Funerals Gleaves Whitney 06/07/2004
Weak Presidents Gleaves Whitney 06/05/2004
Modern Campaign Origins Gleaves Whitney 06/04/2004
Hail to the Governor Gleaves Whitney 06/03/2004
Senators in Presidential Elections Gleaves Whitney 06/02/2004
Presidents Who Fought in Wars Gleaves Whitney 06/01/2004
Eisenhower and D-Day Gleaves Whitney 05/28/2004
Summer Reads Gleaves Whitney 05/27/2004
The Bush Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary Gleaves Whitney 05/25/2004
Humor and the Presidency Gleaves Whitney 05/21/2004