CBH Talk | “The Presidents and the People” with Corey Brettschneider and Alexis Coe
History shows that American presidents have often pushed the boundaries established for them by the Constitution. In The Presidents and the People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It, Brown University politics and constitutional law professor Corey Brettschneider, explores five presidents who abused their power - John Adams, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Woodrow Wilson, and Richard Nixon - and the citizen movements that stopped them.
Join him in a conversation about these assaults on democracy and the inspiring citizens who pushed back. Moderated by presidential historian and senior fellow at New America, Alexis Coe.
Participants
Corey Brettschneider is a professor at Brown University, where he teaches constitutional law and politics. He has written for the New York Times, Politico, the Washington Post, and Time, and is the author of the book The Oath and the Office. He lives in New York.
Alexis Coe is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling presidential historian and senior fellow at New America, a bi-partisan think tank. She is the author of, most recently, You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George of Washington. Her next book, Young Jack: A Biography of John F. Kennedy, 1917-1957, will be published in 2025. In 2024, Coe went on a 13-stop cross-country discussion tour for New America. Her ongoing project, "How Should a President Be," is in anticipation of America's 250th anniversary in 2026. Coe is often featured on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, and other outlets, and has written for most major publications, including the New Yorker, the New York Times, and the Washington Post.
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History shows that American presidents have often pushed the boundaries established for them by the Constitution. In The Presidents and the People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It, Brown University politics and constitutional law professor Corey Brettschneider, explores five presidents who abused their power - John Adams, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Woodrow Wilson, and Richard Nixon - and the citizen movements that stopped them.
Join him in a conversation about these assaults on democracy and the inspiring citizens who pushed back. Moderated by presidential historian and senior fellow at New America, Alexis Coe.
Participants
Corey Brettschneider is a professor at Brown University, where he teaches constitutional law and politics. He has written for the New York Times, Politico, the Washington Post, and Time, and is the author of the book The Oath and the Office. He lives in New York.
Alexis Coe is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling presidential historian and senior fellow at New America, a bi-partisan think tank. She is the author of, most recently, You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George of Washington. Her next book, Young Jack: A Biography of John F. Kennedy, 1917-1957, will be published in 2025. In 2024, Coe went on a 13-stop cross-country discussion tour for New America. Her ongoing project, "How Should a President Be," is in anticipation of America's 250th anniversary in 2026. Coe is often featured on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, and other outlets, and has written for most major publications, including the New Yorker, the New York Times, and the Washington Post.
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