Crucible: the first 365 days FDR's extraordinary start in office set the standard for all successors Read more Animate Background Off Featured Insights 'Watchdogs': Holding the government accountable Former Inspector General Glenn Fine's book illuminates how inspector general oversight seeks to make government more honest and accountable Is the American presidency built on empty promises? In his new book False Front, Kenneth Lowande argues that modern presidents intentionally put appearances ahead of governance Justice Stephen Breyer: 'Reading the Constitution' The 24th annual Henry J. Abraham Distinguished Lecture featured retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Stephen Breyer The hundred days myth Forget the hype—it’s the long run that matters Featured Publications Bridging the Constitutional Divide National War Powers Commission Report The Politics of Regulatory Change: A Tale of Two Agencies President’s Words: Speeches and Speechwriting in the Modern White House Topic Congress Elections Federalism Founding and Shaping of the Nation Leadership Political Parties and Movements Politics Supreme Court The Presidency Search Governance Governance Ten lessons from presidential oral history Michael Nelson Miller Center Governance Run the government before it runs over you Elaine C. Kamarck Brookings Institution The Presidency The promise and peril of the first year The different ways in which presidents enter the White House often shape their first-year prospects and agendas. H. W. Brands University of Texas at Austin Governance Crucible: the first 365 days Every modern president has dwelled in the shadow of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s extraordinary beginning amid the worst economic crisis in the nation’s history. Sidney Milkis Miller Center The Presidency The next president's make-or-break first year The Miller Center’s William Antholis examines presidential candidates’ “first day” promises. Will any hold up? Bill Antholis Miller Center The First Year WATCH: Why the first year matters A president’s first year in office is crucial, a time of dangerous peril and exceptional opportunity. Load More
The Presidency The promise and peril of the first year The different ways in which presidents enter the White House often shape their first-year prospects and agendas. H. W. Brands University of Texas at Austin
Governance Crucible: the first 365 days Every modern president has dwelled in the shadow of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s extraordinary beginning amid the worst economic crisis in the nation’s history. Sidney Milkis Miller Center
The Presidency The next president's make-or-break first year The Miller Center’s William Antholis examines presidential candidates’ “first day” promises. Will any hold up? Bill Antholis Miller Center
The First Year WATCH: Why the first year matters A president’s first year in office is crucial, a time of dangerous peril and exceptional opportunity.
