Richard Norton Smith is a nationally recognized authority on the American presidency and a familiar face to viewers of C-SPAN, as well as *The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer*, where he appears regularly as ...

"First of all, it was a most improbable friendship," Ford biographer Richard Norton Smith told 13 ON YOUR SIDE early last year. "I don't think anyone at the end of the '76 campaign would have ...

Richard Norton Smith, presidential historian at George Mason University, joins The News Hub to preview of Tuesday night's State of the Union speech from President Barack Obama. Photo: AP.

Richard Norton Smith (born Leominster, Massachusetts in 1953- ) is an American speechwriter and historian. “There’s no excuse for a dull book, a dull museum, or a dull speech,” says Richard ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — It was a tale of two presidents and a very unexpected friendship. "First of all, it was a most improbable friendship," Ford biographer Richard Norton Smith told 13 ON YOUR ...