The Evolution of the US Presidency
America's founders were so afraid of concentrated power that they spent three months designing Congress, but only three days on the presidency. They thought that was enough. It wasn't.
Today, one office controls 4 million federal employees, the world's most powerful military, and the ability to reshape the lives of every American ... all while the founders are, presumably, spinning in their graves.
So what happened? How does a job description that fits on half a page become the most powerful office on earth? And is there any way back?
Guest: HW Brands, historian and author of "American…
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