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Is every presidency doomed to fail?
Is every presidency doomed to fail?
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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Nov 11, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The Founders of the United States envisioned the presidency as an office that would be minimal in reach. They didn’t want the USA to be a monarchy.
But incrementally, the executive branch has expanded. And now, scholars like Dr. Jeremi Suri argue that the modern presidency is crushed by its own power and unable to be fully wielded by the President, leading to decades of broken promises and deep disillusionment amongst citizens.
On this episode, UnTextbooked producer Lap Nguyen interviews Professor Suri about the shifting nature of the presidency and why FDR is such a hard act to follow.
Book: The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office
Guest: Dr. Jeremi Suri, Professor of Public Affairs and History at University of Texas, Austin
Producer: Lap Nguyen
Music: Silas Bohen and Coleman Hamilton
Editors: Bethany Denton and Jeff Emtman
But incrementally, the executive branch has expanded. And now, scholars like Dr. Jeremi Suri argue that the modern presidency is crushed by its own power and unable to be fully wielded by the President, leading to decades of broken promises and deep disillusionment amongst citizens.
On this episode, UnTextbooked producer Lap Nguyen interviews Professor Suri about the shifting nature of the presidency and why FDR is such a hard act to follow.
Book: The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office
Guest: Dr. Jeremi Suri, Professor of Public Affairs and History at University of Texas, Austin
Producer: Lap Nguyen
Music: Silas Bohen and Coleman Hamilton
Editors: Bethany Denton and Jeff Emtman
Released:
Nov 11, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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