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The Presidents and the People Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It

Corey Brettschneider

American presidents have often pushed the boundaries established for them by the Constitution; this is the inspirational history of the people who pushed back. Imagine an American president who imprisoned critics, spread a culture of white supremacy, and tried to upend the law so that he could comm...

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All In with Chris Hayes

The author discussed his new book, which looks at the history of American presidents who have had dictatorial aspirations, and how they have threatened democracy. He positioned the recent Supreme Court decision on Trump's absolute immunity within the broader context of American history.

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Corey Brett Schneider is a professor of political science at Brown University, wrote about the past presidents with dictatorial aspirations in his new book, The Presidents and the People, Five Leaders...

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The author discussed his new book, which looks at the history of American presidents who have had dictatorial aspirations, and how they have threatened democracy. He positioned the recent Supreme Court decision on Trump's absolute immunity within the broader context of American history.

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Corey Brett Schneider is a professor of political science at Brown University, wrote about the past presidents with dictatorial aspirations in his new book, The Presidents and the People, Five Leaders Who Threaten Democracy and the Citizens Who Defend It.

All right, Leah Lippman, Cori Brett Schneider, whose new book, The Presidents and the People is out now. Many thanks. Have a great weekend.

I don't want to underplay the threat of this moment. We are facing a true threat to democracy, as we have in the past.

There's hope in my book.

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