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

Economic Issues

Facing fiscal realities -- for real

Fiscal experts at First Year forum urge frank talk about deficits

Howard Witt

Miller Center

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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

Money

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

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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

American Defense and Security

Redefining national security

Mark R. Wilson argues that the next president should rethink the budget for national security

Mark R. Wilson

University of North Carolina, Charlotte