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Elections The “General” Election: Zachary Taylor (1848) The “General” Election is a four-part blog series examining how career generals won the presidency and governed Bryan Craig University of Virginia
Elections Time, spectacle, and the success of the next president In just one year, America will inaugurate a new president. What the winning candidate says in the coming months of 2016 may well determine success or failure during the new president’s critical first year in 2017. William J. Antholis Miller Center
The Presidency Leading the Impossible Presidency Jeremi Suri on how meeting the American public's unrealistic expectations will require a superhero Jeremi Suri University of Texas at Austin
The Presidency Day one of the Carter presidency On January 21, 1977, one day after his inauguration as president, Jimmy Carter issued a proclamation to pardon Vietnam War draft evaders. Sheila Blackford Miller Center
Elections The “General” Election: George Washington (1788) The “General” Election is a four-part blog series examining how career generals won the presidency and governed Alex Welch University of Virginia
