The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents
Season 1 • Episode 8: Mantle of Power 1965-2013 • Watch with subtitles
Episode 8: Mantle of Power 1965-2013
January 18, 2013
Since the mid 1960s, the power of the presidency has risen and fallen. It's been burdened by the personal failings of the men who occupied the office; by a Congress determined to reassert its power; by a skeptical and fragmented media; and by a public that had grown indifferent. The Cold War ended, but global terror networks rose to present a more complicated threat. Despite these new challenges, the power of the office has grown substantially--remaining the shining symbol of America s noble experiment in democracy.
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