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Michael Luttig says the rule of law is under 'unendurable attack—from within' Reconsidering Jimmy Carter's legacy Although Americans did not reelect him, Jimmy Carter has long been rated as one of the nation's most admired figures 'I was one of the Ritchie boys' Renowned legal scholar Henry J. Abraham reflected on his escape from Nazi Germany—and how growing up in a fascist regime shaped his life and work Recent issues Browse other recent issues of Illumination Photo Gallery Why the Miller Center matters Download Image President Jimmy Carter The Miller Center is one of the ways through which you can correlate the past and future presidents and the past and future of our great country. Photo: National Archives and Records Administration Download Image President George W. Bush The Miller Center is developing into a wonderful resource for the University of Virginia, and for our entire country. I commend you for your scholarship. I thank you for your leadership. I praise you for your service to our country. Photo: Ralph Alswang Download Image Marc Short, Legislative Affairs Director, Donald Trump [The Miller Center] is very beneficial to public discourse and to those of us in the White House. The Miller Center has provided us with a lot of papers about first year and how to handle transition. I'm sure they wish we'd read some more of that during the transition period, but we appreciate their partnership nonetheless. Photo: The White House Download Image Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent, The New York Times It was a great treat to participate alongside the gold-standard team of historians from the Miller Center, which is a national treasure for anyone interested in the modern American presidency. Photo: Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library Download Image President George H. W. Bush For my presidency and for others, the Miller Center is a place that gets history and preserves it for future generations. Photo: Library of Congress Download Image President Bill Clinton In one place, the Miller Center brings together scholarship, programs, and bipartisan national commissions to inform public officials and citizens about the way our democracy works. I can't think of a more valuable intellectural enterprise. Photo: The White House Download Image Jim Lehrer, co-founder and host, PBS NewsHour The Miller Center tries to facilitate civil discourse that breaks through the partisanship to get to solutions and have dialogue that is real. The Miller Center is on the case, and we've all got to get on the case. Photo: Miller Center Download Image Ohio Gov. John Kasich, former Republican presidential candidate This is such an honor for me to be here. This is not pandering. This is an incredible place. Photo: Miller Center Download Image Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty, Chief of Staff, Bill Clinton The Miller Center is the gold standard for presidential studies. Photo: Miller Center Download Image Andy Card, Chief of Staff, George W. Bush I’m confident in my saying that all of us considered it a privilege to participate in the Miller Center gathering last week in Washington. It was a timely, well-organized and important one, particularly given the current political landscape. . . . The level of participants that you attracted was impressive, as was their depth of knowledge and understanding. Photo: National Archives and Records Administration Download Image John Dickerson, host, Face the Nation No other organization can put the presidency and presidential history into context like the Miller Center. The key is that it combines historical analysis with interviews, recordings and public conversation with those who served and had to make the hard decisions. History is active at the Miller Center, as demonstrated by the First Year project, which brings the past and the present together to understand what we're going through and, ultimately, make public policy better. Photo: Department of Defense Featured Video Play Video The importance of the Miller Center Former Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush offer thoughts about the importance of the Miller Center's work University of Virginia Miller Center Main navigation * The Presidency * Issues & Policy * Experts * Events * Donate * Subscribe Footer * About * Contact Us * Miller Center Governing Council * Miller Center Foundation * Privacy Policy * Notice of Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity * Download millercenter.org Data Help inform the discussion Support the Miller Center * Facebook * X (Twitter) * YouTube * Instagram Join our email list © Copyright 2026. 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