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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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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

The End

Papers due tonight 11:50 pm.


Ex-presidents 

Hoover

Truman

Nixon (start at 2:20)

Carter

Takeaways:  

Presidents are products of their predecessors and precedents

  • Laws, institutions, policies
  • Examples to emulate
  • Cautionary tales to avoid

Presidents are products of their time

  • Backgrounds shape attitudes
  • Americans chose certain kinds at certain times
    • Gender
    • Race and ethnicity
    • Religion
    • Education and social class
    • Military service
    • Other personal qualities

WHO'S NEXT?

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