Episode 19: The Presidency, Part II: Personalities

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Oct 23 2016 | 01:16:28

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Show Notes

This week, Coyle and Ed offer up Part II of their discussion of the Executive branch and the Presidency. In Part I, they discussed the powers and responsibilities of the executive. In today's episode, they wrap up some questions about those powers from the last episode, and turn to the kind of personalities that hold the office, looking at James Bryce's classic, "Why Great Men are not Chosen Presidents."

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