Why the First Year is Always the Hardest, Especially for U.S. Presidents

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jul 4, 2016

Douglas Alan Cohn looks at the issues that each of our presidents faced during their first 12 months in office in, The President’s First Year:None Were Prepared, Some Never Learned - Why the Only School for Presidents Is the Presidency. He examines the history, thought processes and results of their history-making decisions and explains why they didn't always learn from their mistakes.

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