Evaluating Presidents

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Ken Bode is a moderator on ?Washington Week in Review,? an analyst and correspondent for CNN, and the recipient of numerous journalism awards. Bode analyzes the different ways presidents are evaluated in today?s culture and media, relying on personal examples of his own encounters with different presidents and presidential candidates. Deriving most of his examples from the Clinton administration, Bode discusses at length how polls, journalists and even the Department of Justice influence the way presidents are perceived. In the question and answer session, Bode addresses questions regarding competition among reporters, his personal evaluation of Clinton, and how the content of news stories is picked.