Looking At The First Year Of The Presidency

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President Donald Trump arrives to speak to the March for Life participants from the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, in Washington. AP Photo/Evan Vucci

A president’s first year in office is “the culmination of our great national democratic movement,” according to a new collection of essays examining the first years of past U.S. leaders. It’s also a “time of peril and challenges, of promise and opportunity.” We talk with the editor of the book about lessons that can be learned from past presidents, plus consider President Donald Trump’s first year in office.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Breann Schossow Producer
  • Michelle Johnson Technical Director
  • Michael Nelson Guest

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