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

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Human Rights and Civil Rights

Human rights as an essential element for national security

Beyond addressing specific threats to national security and the promotion of broad national interests, American foreign policy defines for the world, and its own citizens, the values the United States hopes to embody as a nation.
Vanessa Walker
Amherst College
Woodrow Wilson

Race and Racism

The debate over Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson is a hot topic of debate for his support of segregation in the federal government during his first year
Nicole Hemmer
Miller Center