Stories - Life Stories
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Our stories are about how people make sense of their own lives, how they can shed light on our lives, and how we are connected to one another, to history, and to the larger human story.
Confronting President Obama over calling Baltimore protesters thugs
Lincoln's willingness to compromise before leaving for Washington
Impact of Roe v. Wade on women's opportunities and public health
Frustrations and challenges of speechwriting for Obama
Expectations and complexities of leading a national conversation on race
Whether the presidency is a truly democratic institution
Gerald Ford's role in restoring democratic norms after Watergate
FDR's expansion of the presidency and its democratic implications
Symbolic objects reflecting Lincoln and Douglass's friendship and collaboration
Reception by world leaders as the first female Secretary of State
Lincoln's recognition of Grant's success in the western theater of the war
“I consider mentoring a process of showing your scars instead of your successes. I've always been awed by how many people resonate when I tell the story of my life. Often it's the first time they've ever told anyone their own story.”
Loretta Ross
Assassination plot against Lincoln and the role of detective Kate Warne
The Constitution's design to account for human fallibility and ambition
Trump as a response to Obama and his appeal to economically struggling white communities
Disney's brand identity of love versus Florida's anti-LGBTQ legislation
Lincoln's evolving views on emancipation and preserving the Union
Theodore Roosevelt's personal psychology and its influence on his presidency
Lincoln's reelection concerns and evolving views on emancipation and union
Union military victories in 1864 and Lincoln's uncertain path to reelection
Advice from Mitchell and Kleindienst about taking the White House Counsel position
