The Presidency / The First Year

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Joe Biden at one year

Presidential experts evaluate the 46th president's first year in office

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Donald Trump at one year

White House veterans and Miller Center scholars evaluate the 45th president's first 365 days

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First Year Project Introduction

Watch this overview of the First Year Project

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The First Year

Trump or Biden will face an unprecedented set of crises

The coming political crisis is critical because it is so unique and troubling, and affects all of the others. Whether the new president is Donald Trump or Joe Biden, a great many Americans may not accept the election’s outcome.
USA Today
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The First Year

Donald Trump at one year

On January 18, 2018, Miller Center presidential scholars and veteran White House practitioners came together to animate the work of our First Year Project through discussions on national security, domestic policy, management of the federal government, White House communications, and legislative affairs.
Natalie Russell
Donald Trump

Foreign Affairs

President Trump's United Nations speech

Last week President Donald Trump delivered a major foreign policy address at the United Nations, attacking North Korea, Iran, and Venezuela, while emphasizing US sovereignty. Veteran diplomat Eric Edelman, a Miller Center Senior Fellow, takes a look at Trump's speech and specifically North Korea with the Center's Tom van der Voort.
McLarty

The First Year

3 pieces of advice for running the White House

The early days of any presidential administration are tumultuous. Still, with the failure of the Trump administration's health care repeal effort and the subsequent appointment of a new White House chief of staff, it is fair to say this administration has been more tumultuous than any in recent history.
Mack McLarty and Andrew Card