Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History, on What it Means to be a Great President
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Public opinion polls consistently show that Abraham Lincoln is widely regarded as our greatest president. And George Washington nearly always makes the top 5 which is why we celebrate Presidents Day on this third Monday of February. But, beyond Washington and Lincoln, Americans today have very different ideas about what makes a president great.
Historian Douglas Brinkley, professor of history at Rice University, joins us to discuss what makes a great president.