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Leadership

Joe Biden Understands Grief—That’s a Valuable Skill

Biden's biographer Evan Osnos shares his takeaways from 10 years spent with the president.

BY David K. Gibson

Blog Post

01.22.2021
Science

Scientists Offer Advice to Biden

Advice to the next President on how to prioritize science and medicine in the next four years.

BY Aaron F. Mertz, Ph.D.

Publication

10.14.2020
US Government

These 5 Qualities Make Good Leaders

Doris Kearns Goodwin outlines what made Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, and Lyndon Johnson effective.

BY Ben Berliner

Blog Post

10.26.2018
US Government

Understanding the 25th Amendment

A panel discussion probed the question of presidential succession and the role of medical judgement in declaring someone unfit to lead.

BY Meryl Justin Chertoff

Blog Post

10.12.2018
US Government

Remembering What Made FDR Great

Roosevelt’s accomplishments and shortcomings are the subject of historian Robert Dallek’s latest biography.

BY Nicole Corea

Blog Post

12.07.2017
Racial Equity

The Black Presidency

In his book "The Black Presidency," Michael Eric Dyson explores the powerful, surprising way the politics of race have shaped Barack Obama’s identity and groundbreaking presidency. How has President Obama dealt publicly with race, and what can we learn from his approach to racial conflict and the black criticism it provokes?

BY Marci Krivonen, Guest Blogger

Podcast

03.03.2016