Presidents Mothers:  Are they the secret to success?

Doug Wead is a historian and New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty books.  He has served as an adviser to two American presidents and was a special assistant to the president in the Bush, Sr. White House.  In 2012 he took a sabbatical from writing to serve as the senior adviser to the Ron Paul presidential campaign.

Insights into the lives of the 
America's Presidents


Obama's debt to 
Caroline Kennedy

For much of her life, Caroline Kennedy lived in mystery. While others sought fame she sought anonymity and privacy. In the process she became even more popular. She was a blank slate that others could write upon. And she was never lured into public to disabuse them of their notions. 

Presidents and the Politics of endless wars

Shortly after the 1980 election I interviewed former president Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn. At one point in the conversation, Mrs. Carter stood up and walked around the room. “If Jimmy had bombed Tehran,” she said, “He would still be president.” She was right of course. And somewhere soon after presidents learned that nothing helps re-election more than a war. 


Television Excerpts

Excerpts of recent Doug Wead television appearances, including some while serving as senior adviser to Ron Paul. 

Andrea Mitchell
Chris Matthews
Megyn Kelly
Neil Cavuto
Alex Witt
Rachel Maddow
Larry Kudlow 
Lester Holt
Arthel Neville  
Gregg Jarrett
Gretchen Carlson
Alisyn Camerota
Bret Baier
Bill Hemmer
Brian Kilmeade
Geraldo
Heather Childers
Julie Banderas
Kelly Cobiella      

Historical ranking 
of GHW Bush

The Lithuanian lobby was working furiously in the United States, demanding Bush to confront the Soviets, a chance of a lifetime, they insisted.  But Bush would not be distracted.  You don’t go into anguish over the loss of a pawn when the King and Checkmate, itself, is only a few moves away. 

FDR and the Great Depression

The real story of how America came out of the Great Depression, and FDR’s role in the process, may be less about liberal and conservative government policies and more about good business sense than most modern ideologues might suspect.  The real story is about gold.  And FDR’s frugal, exacting, management style. 

Great Stories of 
Presidential families
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George H W Bush with his grandkids.

Michelle Obama, First Mom. Life in the White House.   How a First Lady puts her children

Malia and Sasha: Summer fun. What did you do last summer?

Chelsea Clinton for president?  The "fun boomlet."  The Garbo of presidential children opens up.

Caroline Kennedy? Compared to Robert Todd Lincoln.  Should she be Ambassador to the Court of St. James?

Jenna Bush, was she the most beautiful White House bride?

Julie Nixon Eisenhower is  interviewed about life in the White House and after.

Jackie Kennedy's last note to JFK, Jr.  "You, especially, have a place in history."

Where are you Amy Carter?  Where are all the first children now?  And what are they up to?

Royal weddings in America? Doris Kerns Goodwin reports on Chelsea Clinton's wedding