Listening to the Presidency Candid, unscripted glimpses of American presidents Explore audio recordings along with contextual materials from several presidential administrations. Miller Center scholars have selected and edited each recording to help visitors gain insights into the presidency. You can filter Listening to the Presidency conversations by president, topic, and keyword. Secret White House tapes Hear conversations from the secret White House tapes. The Presidential Recordings Program lets users listen in on presidents and their advisers at critical historical moments. Oral histories Review key excerpts from the Presidential Oral History Program as senior decision-makers reflect on their time in the White House. Sample conversation President Johnson asks his mentor, Senator Richard B. “Dick” Russell Jr. [D–Georgia], for advice on the Vietnam War. “It’s the damned worst mess I ever saw,” Russell declares. President Franklin D. Roosevelt John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Richard M. Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton George W. Bush Search (names, years, etc.) Conversation Topics Domestic Policy Global Developments Politics and the Presidency Societal Issues The Personal Presidency War and Terrorism Ronald ReaganNovember 7, 1984 'Very Good Friends with Common Interests'Ronald W. Reagan | Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado George H. W. BushNovember 12, 1999 'What We Sought in Eastern Europe'Brent Scowcroft Ronald ReaganDecember 11, 2001 'Warmly Ruthless'Martin Anderson Ronald ReaganOctober 24, 2002 'You Stay Here Until I Tell You to Leave'Max Friedersdorf Ronald ReaganNovember 19, 2002 'You Could Have Said Yes'Caspar Weinberger Bill ClintonApril 14, 2007 'Who Are You Looking For?'Kris Engskov George H. W. BushNovember 5, 2011 'Doesn’t Malta Sound Great in November?'Timothy J. McBride George H. W. BushDecember 16, 2011 'Internalizing the Arguments'Colin Powell George W. BushNovember 20, 2012 'He’s Going to Be Very Interactive'Michael Hayden
