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The Center for Presidential History has become a hub for current, in depth and innovative research.

SMU NEWS Originally Posted: April 19, 2016 DALLAS (SMU) – When SMU’s Center for Presidential History (CPH) arrived on campus in 2012, Founding Director Jeffrey Engel had great expectations for bringing to life – and to Dallas – the detailed history of America’s chief executives. In less than four years, CPH has become a hub […]

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Constitution demands president nominate a justice, but congress has power to change number on court

SMU News Originally Posted: February 16, 2016 DALLAS (SMU) – Jeffrey Engel, director of the Center for Presidential History at SMU, says just as the Senate has the right to block President Obama’s nominee to replace the late Antonin Scalia, Congress has the right to alter the number of sitting justices. But a presidential decision […]

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Jeffrey Engel, History, talking the legacy of FDR’s Four Freedoms on “Think” with Krys Boyd

Think Originally Posted: February 15, 2016 FDR’s Four Freedoms In early 1941, American entry into world war seemed like a growing possibility. With that in mind, President Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke in his State of the Union address about America’s role in the fight for freedom: freedom of speech, freedom from want, freedom of religion […]

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Evan McCormick, Center for Presidential History, fluent in Spanish and available to discuss the presidential race with Spanish-speaking media platforms.

The following is an excerpt from an SMU news release. READ MORE Republican rhetoric on immigration bodes well for Democrats in November EVAN McCORMICK emccormick@smu.edu In the grand scheme of the presidential race, McCormick doesn’t think either party has a candidate who has transcended their party’s general acceptance by the Latin-American community in the United […]

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Dedman College professors weigh in on Trump and the final GOP debate

SMU News Originally Posted: January 28, 2016 Below is an excerpt from an SMU news release: Trump’s biggest gamble yet?  GOP frontrunner backs out of final debate before Iowa, N.H. votes SMU experts are available for interview on all things debatable in connection with tonight’s prime time matchup GOP contest, the final debate before Republicans […]

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Jeffrey Engel, History, How the Democratic Candidates Did

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsRLS8PJVm0[/youtube] Jeffrey Engel, an award-winning American historian and director of the Center for Presidential History at SMU, weighs the showings of the three Democratic candidates – Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley – in the January 25, 2016, town hall.

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Jeffrey Engel, History, State of the Union speech “surprisingly confrontational”

Fox 4 Originally Posted: January 13, 2016 Jeffrey Engel, an award-winning American historian and director of the Center for Presidential History at SMU, analyzes President Obama’s final State of the Union speech, calling it “surprisingly confrontational.” [youtube]https://youtu.be/0bI2qXUvYDA[/youtube]

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Jeff Engel says Hillary Clinton “came off the best and most presidential . . .”

Originally Posted: October 15, 2015 [youtube]https://youtu.be/C7XqhtmwdYc[/youtube] Jeffery Engel, an award-winning American historian and director of the Center for Presidential History at SMU, assesses the Oct. 13 Democratic debate, saying Hillary Clinton “came off the best and the most presidential in large part because she came off more likeable than most people expected.” Watch

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Aaron Crawford, The Center for Presidential History, did Bill Clinton have the lowest net worth of any president entering office?

Politifact.com Originally Posted: May 7, 2015 Former President Bill Clinton is back to making claims about his family’s humble financial roots. A year ago, he was defending Hillary Clinton for claiming that they left left the White House “not only dead broke, but in debt” (which rates Mostly False). “I had the lowest net worth […]

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Aaron Crawford, Center for Presidential History, Hillary Clinton needs Elizabeth Warren or another Democratic primary challenger

International Business Times Originally posted: March 2, 2015 WASHINGTON — Let’s say Hillary Clinton glides into Iowa with no serious opposition — as seems likely. Then, on the night of the caucus, she gets only 70 percent of the vote. Or maybe 60 percent. Or even 55. Is that a victory? Clinton could become the […]