Crucible: the first 365 days FDR's extraordinary start in office set the standard for all successors Read more Animate Background Off Featured Insights 'Watchdogs': Holding the government accountable Former Inspector General Glenn Fine's book illuminates how inspector general oversight seeks to make government more honest and accountable Is the American presidency built on empty promises? In his new book False Front, Kenneth Lowande argues that modern presidents intentionally put appearances ahead of governance Justice Stephen Breyer: 'Reading the Constitution' The 24th annual Henry J. Abraham Distinguished Lecture featured retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Stephen Breyer The hundred days myth Forget the hype—it’s the long run that matters Featured Publications Bridging the Constitutional Divide National War Powers Commission Report The Politics of Regulatory Change: A Tale of Two Agencies President’s Words: Speeches and Speechwriting in the Modern White House Topic Congress Elections Federalism Founding and Shaping of the Nation Leadership Political Parties and Movements Politics Supreme Court The Presidency Search Governance Economic Issues Facing fiscal realities -- for real Fiscal experts at First Year forum urge frank talk about deficits Howard Witt Miller Center The Presidency By the Book: Richard M. Nixon Our First Year team of experts offers essential readings on the 37th president Ken Hughes Miller Center Elections The “General” Election: Ulysses S. Grant (1868) The “General” Election is a four-part blog series examining how career generals won the presidency and governed Stefanie Georgakis Abbott Miller Center Economic Issues Restoring fiscal sanity Historically, a president’s first year in office has been an auspicious time for getting major tax and spending bills through Congress. Molly Michelmore Washington and Lee University The Presidency By the Book: Lyndon B. Johnson Our First Year team of experts offers essential readings on the 36th president Guian McKee Miller Center Health Repeating LBJ's mistakes in 2016 Lyndon Johnson made a political choice on health care that Democratic presidential candidates shouldn't repeat Tony Lucadamo Miller Center Load More
Economic Issues Facing fiscal realities -- for real Fiscal experts at First Year forum urge frank talk about deficits Howard Witt Miller Center
The Presidency By the Book: Richard M. Nixon Our First Year team of experts offers essential readings on the 37th president Ken Hughes Miller Center
Elections The “General” Election: Ulysses S. Grant (1868) The “General” Election is a four-part blog series examining how career generals won the presidency and governed Stefanie Georgakis Abbott Miller Center
Economic Issues Restoring fiscal sanity Historically, a president’s first year in office has been an auspicious time for getting major tax and spending bills through Congress. Molly Michelmore Washington and Lee University
The Presidency By the Book: Lyndon B. Johnson Our First Year team of experts offers essential readings on the 36th president Guian McKee Miller Center
Health Repeating LBJ's mistakes in 2016 Lyndon Johnson made a political choice on health care that Democratic presidential candidates shouldn't repeat Tony Lucadamo Miller Center
