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Not since 1862 have there been four living former Presidents.
"WE THE PEOPLE: The President and the Constitution," is a series of four one-our interviews with Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan on the subject of Presidency. The interviews constitute an extraordinary history of profound interest to present and future generations of Americans. The interviews, conducted by veteran Washington journalist Hugh Sidey, are introduced by Warren E. Burger, Former Chief Justice of the United States, as Chairman of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution.
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Not since 1862 have there been four living former Presidents.
"WE THE PEOPLE: The President and the Constitution," is a series of four one-our interviews with Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan on the subject of Presidency. The interviews constitute an extraordinary history of profound interest to present and future generations of Americans. The interviews, conducted by veteran Washington journalist Hugh Sidey, are introduced by Warren E. Burger, Former Chief Justice of the United States, as Chairman of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution.
Elected to the Presidency on a landslide victory, Ronald Reagan took office with an agenda for sweeping changes in both domestic and foreign policy. In this interview, he discusses Congress and the budget process, the Executive Branch's role in the management of the economy, Presidential relations with the media, the appointment of Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, and Presidential initiatives in foreign affairs, including the intervention in Grenada, the bombing of Libya, and United States support of the Nicaraguan contras. The subject of Presidential succession is considered in the context of illness and assassination attempts.
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