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During the semester, I shall post course material and students will comment on it. Students are also free to comment on any aspect of the presidency, either current or historical. There are only two major limitations: no coarse language, and no derogatory comments about people at the Claremont Colleges.

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Monday, November 9, 2009

Obama’s Vetting Questionnaire Online

Here is a copy of the 7 page, 63 item questionnaire for potential candidates. Could you work in the Obama White House?

The Executive Branch




(The whole documentary is here, in five segments.)

White House tours

Executive Office of the President

All presidents worry about staff leaks. LBJ did. Even the Bartlet White House did.

The Cabinet

"Tear down the wall"

A look into Reagan's Berlin speech and his famous line telling Gorbachev to "tear down the wall."
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704795604574522163362062796.html