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Robert Schmuhl

Walter H. Annenberg-Edmund P. Joyce Chair Emeritus in American 91视频 and Journalism

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515 Flanner Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556
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574-631-5128
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rschmuhl@nd.edu

Walter H. Annenberg-Edmund P. Joyce Chair Emeritus in American 91视频 and Journalism

  • American culture
  • American politics and the media
  • The Making of Irish America聽聽
  • The U.S. role in Ireland's Easter Rising
  • History of the modern presidency

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January 21, 2025

Bob Schmuhl, Emeritus Professor of American 91视频 at the University of Notre Dame, discusses the inauguration of Donald Trump and what we can expect from his second term as US President.

January 20, 2025

Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, who critically observes the modern American presidency, told OSV News that the public perception of having a Catholic president vastly shifted in the decades between the Kennedy and Biden presidencies.

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January 19, 2025

 

The Irish Examiner

January 18, 2025

“Donald Trump operates on impulse and what he considers most worthwhile to himself and to his agenda,” says University of Notre Dame emeritus professor of American studies Bob Schmuhl, who has written a series of books on the American presidency. “Coherence is rarely identifiable in what he says or does. The world can expect squalls and tempest during a stormy future.”

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January 04, 2025

Welcome to Politics and Prose. I'm Brad Graham, the co-owner of the bookstore, along with my wife Alissa Muscatine, and we're very delighted to be hosting Professor Robert Schmuhl, who's here to discuss his new book, Mr. Churchill in the White House.

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December 30, 2024

Bob Schmuhl, Emeritus Professor of American 91视频 at the University of Notre Dame, looks back on the life and political career of former US President Jimmy Carter.

National Review

December 30, 2024

In Robert Schmuhl’s Mr. Churchill in the White House, we learn about Churchill’s herculean efforts to befriend Franklin Delano Roosevelt but also his frustration with how Roosevelt kept his own vice president in the dark. 

December 03, 2024

“Every president has the right to issue pardons and commutations,” Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame, who critically observes the modern American presidency, told OSV News. “In this case, President Biden’s action overturns what he said in the past: That he wouldn’t issue a pardon to his son,” he said. “The hypocrisy of the decision is not only telling but also troubling.”

November 30, 2024

By Robert Schmuhl,  an emeritus professor of American studies and journalism at the University of Notre Dame and the author of “Mr. Churchill in the White House: The Untold Story of a Prime Minister and Two Presidents.”

November 28, 2024

By Robert Schmuhl. Schmuhl is an emeritus professor of American 91视频 at the University of Notre Dame and author of “Mr. Churchill in the White House: The Untold Story of a Prime Minister and Two Presidents.”

November 06, 2024

Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, who critically observes the modern American presidency, told OSV News that Trump’s “message about illegal immigration and the state of the economy resonated with working-class voters, particularly Hispanic and Black males, and this new, emerging coalition is not only redefining the Republican Party but also strengthening Trump’s political standing.”

Morning Ireland

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November 06, 2024

Interview with Bob Schmuhl, Emeritus Professor of American 91视频 at the University of Notre Dame.

Pravda (Slovakia)

November 05, 2024

"Trump and his people have made it very clear that if they don't declare a Republican the winner, they will vigorously contest the results. What happens after the 2020 election will look like child's play compared to the massive and coordinated effort we could see this year. The former president has said repeatedly that the only way he can lose is if the other side cheats. His supporters believe him and will do whatever it takes to get him back in the White House. There are fears of an outbreak of violence, which is why there is a sense of nervousness in the US," Robert Schmuhl, a professor of American studies at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, responded to Pravda.

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October 30, 2024

 

October 20, 2024

Mr. Churchill in the White House: The Untold Story of a Prime Minister and Two Presidents, by Robert Schmuhl, the Walter H. Annenberg-Edmund P. Joyce Chair Emeritus in American 91视频 and Journalism at the University of Notre Dame. Another favorite of mine for the fall, this remarkable story of Winston Churchill visiting the White House multiple times offers a fresh perspective.

October 16, 2024

It is Christmas Eve, 1941 at The White House. The President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt addresses an American audience via radio. His voice brings comfort but also reminds the American people that we're at war. The attack on December 7th is a shock to a nation that's been watching the war in Europe and the war in Asia for many years. Now we're plunged into it. There are photographs of this event, and there's one in the new book, Mr. Churchill in the White House: The Untold Story of a Prime Minister and Two Presidents by Professor Robert Schmuhl of the University of Notre Dame.

October 16, 2024

Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame, who critically observes the modern American presidency, told OSV News that at this point in the campaign season, “the presidential race couldn’t be tighter, and it’s difficult to imagine one candidate or the other opening up a lead of more than a few percentage points.”

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September 24, 2024

"Now on my nightstand, I’ve got a book called ‘Mr. Churchill in the White House’ by Bob Schmuhl, who’s a scholar of American 91视频 that I know from Notre Dame," Buttigieg said. 

September 11, 2024

Bob Schmuhl, Emeritus Professor of American 91视频 at the University of Notre Dame, analyses how Kamala Harris and Donald Trump performed in the US Presidential debate.

Virginia Gazette

September 04, 2024

Some volumes ... are intriguing because of the new perspective the book brings to the subject. Such is the case of Robert Schmuhl’s biography “Mr. Churchill in the White House: The Untold Story of a Prime Minister and Two Presidents.” And, by the way, this is good, very readable and crammed full of enjoyable anecdotes.

New York Journal of Books

August 29, 2024

Author Robert Schmuhl tells the fascinating story of Churchill’s visits to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in his new book.

August 27, 2024

Book review of "Mr. Churchill in the White House," by Robert Schmuhl, the Walter H. Annenberg-Edmund P. Joyce Chair Emeritus in American 91视频 and Journalism.

August 17, 2024

Inevitably, Robert Schmuhl’s earnest and clear-sighted book about Churchill’s relationship with Roosevelt covers much of the same territory. However, the University of Notre Dame academic who regularly contributes to Irish media also has his own distinctive approach.

August 06, 2024

Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame, who critically observes the modern American presidency, told OSV News, that Walz "brings governing experience to the Democratic ticket as well as several terms in Congress."

July 27, 2024

‘Mr. Churchill in the White House: The Untold Story of a Prime Minister and Two Presidents,’ by Robert Schmuhl. The robust library of books about Winston Churchill grows by one with this look at the extended times that he spent as a guest in the White House, beginning in 1941. 

July 25, 2024

With a new biography, Robert Schmuhl walks readers through Winston Churchill’s frequent stays at the White House — and the strong bonds those sojourns forged.

The Guam Daily Post

July 23, 2024

Review of "Mr. Churchill in the White House: The Untold Story of a Prime Minister and Two Presidents" by Robert Schmuhl. Indeed, author Schmuhl tells this hidden-in-plain-sight story with the kind of charm and humor you don't expect in a book on the War. 

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July 23, 2024

Bob Schmuhl, Professor of American 91视频 at the University of Notre Dame, discusses vice president Kamala Harris' campaign speech at Milwaukee.

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July 21, 2024

For more on this, I'm joined by Bob Schmuhl, emeritus professor of American studies at the University of Notre Dame. "There have been questions about President Biden's abilities for quite a while, but these intensified after last month's television debate," Schmuhl said.

July 16, 2024

Mr. Churchill in the White House, by Robert Schmuhl. Schmuhl focuses on British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s lengthy stays at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., especially during World War II.

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July 13, 2024

Churchill's visit, kept confidential until he had arrived safely, was a pivotal moment in the second World War says author Robert Schmuhl. 

July 08, 2024

“The drop in Biden poll numbers reflects the reality in post-debate America,” Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, who critically observes the modern American presidency, told OSV News, arguing Democratic-leaning or undecided independents “saw someone that wasn’t in command of facts or the argument for reelection.”

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July 07, 2024

Interview with Bob Schmuhl, Emiritas Professor of American 91视频 at the University of Notre Dame.

July 05, 2024

Mr. Schmuhl, an emeritus professor of American studies and journalism at the University of Notre Dame, knows that he is covering well-trodden ground.

July 02, 2024

“The ruling is a partial victory for Donald Trump and future presidents,” Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame, who critically observes the modern American presidency, told OSV News.

April 26, 2024

“In this complicated case, the Supreme Court will be faced with deciding whether personal actions can be separate from presidential ones,” Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, who critically observes the modern American presidency, told OSV News.

March 29, 2024

Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame, who critically observes the modern American presidency, told OSV News that “there’s a certain incongruity and a strange marriage of ‘church and state’ in this blatant merchandising of the Bible.”

March 15, 2024

Robert Schmuhl, Professor Emeritus of American 91视频 at the University of Notre Dame and the author of Ireland's Exiled Children, said that while there were "brickbats of criticism" over Biden's approach to Gaza, Ireland and the U.S. still have "important and strong" ties.

WalletHub

March 06, 2024

"Ask the Experts" Q&A with Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame and author of Ireland's Exiled Children.

January 21, 2024

Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, who critically observes the modern American presidency, told OSV News that DeSantis “never fulfilled the expectations that many Republicans had for him.”

January 18, 2024

Michael Desch, a professor of international relations at the University of Notre Dame who specializes in international relations, told Newsweek: "Blood is generally thicker than water and President Biden has had a good relationship with the Emerald Isle over the years given his family ties to the Old Sod. But there are limits to how much Irish ancestry will make up for the gallons of innocent blood being shed in Gaza by Israel with the Biden administration's reluctant support."

Meanwhile, Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American 91视频 at the University of Notre Dame and adjunct professor of law and government at Dublin City University, said: "President Biden's Irish heritage is important to his identity, but its value in Ireland is in jeopardy for what appears to many to be a lack of concern for the Palestinian people caught up in the war in Gaza."

January 16, 2024

Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, who critically observes the modern American presidency, told OSV News that the public perception of having a Catholic president vastly shifted in the decades between the Kennedy and Biden presidencies.

January 16, 2024

Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, who critically observes the modern American presidency, told OSV News that the public perception of having a Catholic president vastly shifted in the decades between the Kennedy and Biden presidencies.

January 16, 2024

Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, who critically observes the modern American presidency, told OSV News that the public perception of having a Catholic president vastly shifted in the decades between the Kennedy and Biden presidencies.

January 16, 2024

“More than anything, Donald Trump’s victory in Iowa demonstrates how much he and his political organization have learned since 2016,” Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, who critically observes the modern American presidency, told OSV News.

August 16, 2023

Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, who critically observes the modern American presidency, told OSV News the Georgia indictment “reads like a who’s who of Trump loyalists — and lawyers — at the center of the alleged attempt to change the outcome of Georgia’s presidential vote count in 2020.”

August 02, 2023

Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, who critically observes the modern American presidency, told OSV News that “as indictments and court cases against former President Trump increase, he becomes stronger with his supporters.” 

July 13, 2023

Robert Schmuhl is the Walter H. Annenberg-Edmund P. Joyce Chair in American 91视频 and Journalism at the University of Notre Dame and the author of "Ireland’s Exiled Children: America and the Easter Rising" (Oxford University Press).

June 09, 2023

Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, who critically observes the modern American presidency, told OSV News the latest Trump indictment “doesn’t come as much of a surprise.”

Catholic Review

May 16, 2023

Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame, who critically observes the modern American presidency, told OSV News that the town hall’s “major lesson is that mainstream media outlets need to be careful in giving Donald Trump a platform.”

May 05, 2023

Robert Schmuhl, a professor emeritus in American studies and journalism at the University of Notre Dame, told Newsweek that for "Tucker Carlson to talk about race as he did in his recent speech just pours gasoline on a fire he started."

April 28, 2023

Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies and journalism at the University of Notre Dame, told Newsweek that Fox News' viewership drop is "predictable" and similarly occurred after the network called Arizona for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.

April 26, 2023

University of Notre Dame's Robert Schmuhl told Newsweek that, whether Carlson decides to remain in mainstream media or moves to more conservative outlets, he will "be a major player in the 2024 campaign on one side or another."

April 24, 2023

Robert Schmuhl, chair emeritus of American studies and journalism at the University of Notre Dame, said that Lemon had "been skating on thin ice since" beginning his co-hosting duties on CNN This Morning. "Today the ice cracked, and the network decided to avoid future problems by letting him go," Schmuhl said.

April 24, 2023

Americans can continue expecting to see "much more" of Carlson in the future, the University of Notre Dame's Robert Schmuhl told Newsweek. "The question is: Where? Will he continue to play a role in the media, or will he decide to engage more directly in conservative politics?" Schmuhl said. "He'll be a major player in the 2024 campaign on one side or another."

April 24, 2023

Robert Schmuhl told Newsweek that the "morning slot really wasn't working very well for him," adding that Lemon's opinions and actions were becoming problematic for CNN. "An anchor at any news organization that wants to be perceived as impartial has to be very careful delivering opinions or analytical points," Schmuhl said. "In Don Lemon's case, he flew too close to the sun too many times, with comments that left many people shaking their heads."

April 12, 2023

Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame who critically observes the modern American presidency, said that “the word ‘unprecedented’ is becoming the most common word associated with Donald Trump and his political career.”

InformNY.com

March 15, 2023

“With some 32 million Americans – nearly 10 percent of the population – identifying as being Irish in a 2020 U.S. Census Bureau survey, there is a strong incentive to celebrate the ancestry and heritage of so many people. St. Patrick’s Day has traditionally provided the occasion for both celebration and contemplation. It is certainly a time to cheer but it is also a chance to look back and consider a relatively small place that has been so important to the development and history of the U.S. Many Americans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries considered themselves ‘exiled children’ from Ireland, and that sense created an enduring bond,” said Robert Schmuhl, Professor Emeritus; Chair in American 91视频 and Journalism, University of Notre Dame.

Catholic Review

March 09, 2023

Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame who studies journalism and the modern American presidency, told OSV News that Carlson “is using the video that Speaker McCarthy gave him exclusively to try to create an alternate narrative to what happened on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol.”

WalletHub.com

March 08, 2023

You can also learn more about the financial impact of St. Patrick’s Day from the Ask the Experts Q&A below. Robert Schmuhl, Professor Emeritus of American 91视频, Walter H. Annenberg-Edmund P. Joyce Chair in American 91视频 and Journalism – University of Notre Dame & Author of Ireland's Exiled Children: America and the Easter Rising

January 10, 2023

Robert Schmuhl is professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame and adjunct professor at Dublin City University.

Irish Examiner

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November 17, 2022

This week’s guest on the podcast is presidential historian, Robert Schmuhl, who is emeritus professor at the University of Notre Dame and Adjunct Professor in the 91视频 of Law and Government in DCU.

November 12, 2022

Robert Schmuhl is professor emeritus at the University of Notre Dame.

Iqna

November 07, 2022

Robert Schmuhl is the inaugural Walter H. Annenberg-Edmund P. Joyce Chair in American 91视频 and Journalism at the University of Notre Dame.

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November 04, 2022

Bob Schmuhl, Professor Emeritus of American 91视频 at Norte Dame University, on the mid-terms, and former President Donald Trump's strong hint that he will be a candidate in the 2024 Presidential election.

Pravda

November 01, 2022

"Nancy Pelosi has been and is the target of millions of dollars in Republican political ads. She has been called the devil and worse. The attack on her husband showed what can happen when such negative views turn into hate-fueled actions." Robert Schmuhl, an expert on American politics from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, told Pravda. ("Nancy Pelosiová bola a je ter膷om republikánskych politických reklám za milióny dolárov. Ozna膷ovali ju za diabla a dokonca jej hovorili aj horšie. Útok na jej man啪ela ukázal, 膷o sa mô啪e sta钮, ke膹 sa takéto negatívne názory pretavia do 膷inov, ktoré pohá艌a nenávis钮,“ povedal pre Pravdu Robert Schmuhl, expert na americkú politiku z Notredamskej univerzity v Indiane.)

October 14, 2022

In his insightful and learned look at the presidency, Robert Schmuhl, a Notre Dame professor emeritus in American studies and author of "Ireland’s Exiled Children," provides some fascinating insights into why the pattern came about and the importance of the 22nd Amendment which bars a president from running for more than two terms, put in place by a disgruntled Republican Congress who wanted badly to see the back of FDR.

Map News

October 12, 2022

Dr. Robert Schmuhl, Chair in American 91视频 and Journalism at the University of Notre Dame, focuses on a much bigger picture, however.

Sandusky Register

September 28, 2022

Dr. Robert Schmuhl of the University of Notre Dame will be speaking about the changing shape of the presidency throughout American history in his talk titled, “From Log Cabin to Trump Tower: The Presidency Amid Change and Conflict.”

Fremont News Messenger

September 27, 2022

The keynote speaker is Dr. Robert Schmuhl, University of Notre Dame, who will discuss the changing shape of the presidency throughout American history in his talk titled, “From Log Cabin to Trump Tower: The Presidency Amid Change and Conflict.”

August 11, 2022

Kilmer’s life and this article feature in the forthcoming book "Ireland’s Exiled Children: America and the Easter Rising" by Robert Schmuhl, which was published by Oxford University Press in March 2016.

July 30, 2022

Robert Schmuhl is professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame and adjunct professor at Dublin City University.

June 04, 2022

With public hearings on the US Capitol assault set to begin next week, Robert Schmuhl surveys the divisions besetting his country — and explains why the outlook is alarmingly bleak.

January 06, 2022

By Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American 91视频 at the University of Notre Dame and adjunct professor in the 91视频 of Law and Government at DCU. He is the author of “The Glory and the Burden: The American Presidency from FDR to Trump.”

Express

November 11, 2021

University of Notre Dame academic Robert Schmuhl, whose research has focused on the culture of celebrity in politics, claimed that celebrities with political aspirations were a 鈥渞eal danger鈥� to American democracy.

August 21, 2021

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July 02, 2021

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May 01, 2021

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VOA News

April 19, 2021

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April 10, 2021

In these 15 insightful pieces, Robert Kennedy鈥檚 daughter Kerry, former Bernie Sanders adviser Tad Devine, Obama speechwriter Cody Keenan plus regular聽Review听飞谤颈迟别谤 Robert Schmuhl are among the contributors who look at JFK鈥檚 enduring legacy.

Breaking News Ireland

March 15, 2021

鈥淭here are some great pieces on Irish-American relations in the Kennedy era by Professor Mary Daly from UCD, Professor Bob Schmuhl from the University of Notre Dame and Felix Larkin, a well known Irish historian.

February 06, 2021

Robert Schmuhl is professor emeritus of American 91视频 at the University of Notre Dame.

The Diplomatic Pouch

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January 20, 2021

We speak to Robert Schmuhl, the Walter H. Annenberg-Edmund P. Joyce Professor Emeritus of American聽91视频 and Journalism, John Podesta (Founder, Center for American Progress) and Elizabeth Goldsmith, FSU Professor Emerita & Fulbright Scholar and expert in inaugurations.

January 16, 2021

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January 16, 2021

"It鈥檚 really been a rollercoaster," says Bob Schmuhl, Professor of American 91视频 at the University of Notre Dame.聽

January 14, 2021

Bob Schmuhl, Professor Emeritus of American 91视频 and Journalism at the University of Notre Dame, discusses the second impeachment of President Donald Trump.

IQNA

January 11, 2021

鈥淭he past few days show that there are even sharp divisions within one of those tribes: the Republican Party,鈥� Robert Schmuhl told IQNA in an interview, after mobs stormed the Capitol building in Washington, DC, on Wednesday.

WNIT

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January 08, 2021

Robert Schmuhl offers his thoughts on the events of January 6th, 2021 when protests turned to riots as Congress certified the November election's Electoral College results and how this might impact the new administration.

December 31, 2020

搁辞产别谤迟听厂肠丑尘耻丑濒聽is professor emeritus of American 91视频 at the University of Notre Dame.