American presidents on Townhall

Jackson, Jefferson, Lincoln or Obama? Tue May 14

Bill Tatro

I visually wandered through my biography collection of the Presidents of the United States in order to determine what I would read next. I was overdue to once again experience “time travel” and see, feel, and be part of our nation’s past through the eyes of its chief executive. In fact, I try to do that every few weeks. ... more
Honored to Serve Fri Apr 26

Rich Galen

A beautiful day in Dallas - fair skies, temps in the high 60s - thousands of people came out to witness something that is so uniquely American that I'm not certain it survives translation into other languages. ... more
Before Dedication, Tour of New Bush Library Thu Apr 25

Washington, D.C.

The Thursday dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center will include a presidential reunion, along with a chance for those who served in the Bush administration to reunite. ... more
President George W. Bush Speaks at His Presidential Center Dedication Thu Apr 25

Dallas-Fort Worth

Former President George W. Bush delivered a speech during the opening of his presidential library. ... more
5 Presidents Convene at Bush Library Thu Apr 25

Washington, D.C.

In a rare reunion, the five living American presidents gathered in Dallas Thursday to honor one of their own at the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. ... more
Nixon at 100—Still Fascinating Fri Feb 15

David Stokes

Why do I still find Richard Nixon so fascinating? After all, my political views on many matters are arguably more conservative than his were and would likely be if he were alive and politically engaged today. ... more
I Still Like Ike Fri Dec 14

Paul Greenberg

Innocuous doesn't begin to cover the emptiness, the blahness, the pomp meaninglessness of Frank Gehry's design for this "monument" that is the opposite of monumental. ... more
How a Presidency Falls Apart Tue Oct 30

Paul Greenberg

In 1968, it was called the credibility gap. Lyndon Johnson was no longer able to make it seem we were winning the war in Vietnam. Not that he hadn't tried. ... more
Romney Can Get the Job Done Sun Oct 28

Debra J. Saunders

President Barack Obama is charismatic and inspiring, but he won office too early in his career, and he is a victim of his own success. Sweeping into office with majorities in the Senate and House, Obama quickly passed a Democrats-only stimulus package that didn't deliver as promised. ... more
The Cuban Missile Crisis—Kennedy’s Second Backstab Tue Oct 16

Humberto Fontova

That Khrushchev swept the floor with Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis was a mainstream American view throughout much of the Cold War. Nixon and Goldwater, for instance, represented opposite poles of the Republican establishment of their time. ... more
Our Founders' Economic Advice to Obama (Part 2 of 2) Tue Jul 17

Chuck Norris

Last week, I summarized how President Barack Obama has not lived up to his campaign promises to lower the national deficit and debt and get our nation's fiscal house in order. So now I'm calling on him to heed the economic advice of our nation's first eight presidents. ... more