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The soul of the presidency

Published: April 13, 2020, 8:07 p.m.


\nWhat is the constitutional presidency, and what does it demand of a president?
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\nStephen Knott, a professor at the US Naval War College, explores these themes in a new book: \u201cThe Lost Soul of the American Presidency.\u201d In this episode of \u201cUnprecedential,\u201d Adam White asks him how we should understand the presidency in theory and in practice. Not every president can be a George Washington, but how close do we need them to come?