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Readings (see course schedule for deadlines)
  1. Neustadt, Richard E. (2004). Challenges Created by Contemporary Presidents. Chapter 1 in George C. Edwards III, & Philip John Davies (Eds.), New Challenges for the American Presidency. New York: Pearson-Longman. pp. 12-22.
  2. Cavalli, Carl D. (2013). Presidential Power and "Midcentury Conditions": An Analytical Essay Remembering Richard Neustadt and Reevaluating His Ideas. Questions in Politics I. pp. 91-108.
  3. Cavalli, Carl D. (2015). Two Matters of Choice in the 21st Century: George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and the Legacy of Richard Neustadt. Questions in Politics III. pp.37-54.
Videos (see course schedule for viewings) UNDER CONSTRUCTION
  1. Allan, Catharine (producer). November 25, 1997. Are We to Be a Nation? 1783-1788 (excerpt). Episode VI of Liberty! The American Revolution. PBS. 22 min.
  2. Media videos:
    Kennedy, Rory (producer). 2008. Thank You Mr. President. HBO. 38 min.;
    Stewart, Jon (host). September 1, 2005. A Relatively Closer Look: The Press Secretary. The Daily Show. Comedy Central. 6 min.;
    Colbert, Stephen (host). May 2, 2006. Stephen Colbert: Press Secretary Audition. The Colbert Report. Comedy Central. 6 min.;
    Williams, Brian (host). March 6, 2009. Anatomy of a Talking Point (excerpts). Inside the Obama White House. NBC. 7 min.;
    Desjardins, Lisa (reporter). January 23, 2017. Pressed. NewsHour. PBS. 3.5 min.;
    Noah, Trevor (host). April 5, 2017. Kindergarten Press Secretary. The Daily Show. Comedy Central. 5.5 min.;
    Borchers, Callum (reporter). June 6, 2017. Breaking down the differences.... WP. 2 min.;
    Noah, Trevor (host). March 31, 2018. Let It Huckabee. The Daily Show. Comedy Central. 4.5 min.
    [Possible additional videos TBA]
  3. Kennerly, David Hume (producer). September 11-12, 2013. The Presidents' Gatekeepers (excerpts). Discovery. 52 min.
  4. Kirk, Michael, Mike Wiser, Philip Bennett (producers). April 10, 2018. Trump's Takeover. PBS. 55 min.
           
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