presidents

Courses tagged with "presidents"

When the President deletes a tweet, he's wiping out material of value to historians. Potentially. Shontavia Johnson explains what's at risk.
Category: History
It's not an unpresidented question - should poor spelling be a bar to high office? Philip Seargeant wants us to wake up and smell the covfefe.
Trushna P. Patel concludes an investigation into the World Bank by looking closely at how the body influenced Uganda's development.
Doreen Kibuka-Musoke explores how Uganda coped with the millions of families hit by HIV-AIDS
Discover more about this diverse country, its people, history, government and economy in an article by Carolyn Baxter entitled 'Uganda - an overview'
Over the past one hundred years, only two British prime ministers, Stanley Baldwin and Harold Wilson have left Number 10 entirely voluntarily, the electorate has voted most of them out. So why do PM’s so rarely leave office on their own terms? What happens when a prime minister’s credibility becomes weakened? The Open University’s Dr. Richard Heffernan, Reader in Government, leads discussions and compares the administrational differences between presidents and prime ministers. Can an American president be forced out of power in the same way as a British prime minister?
Category: Politics
Americans have been voting for their next president in the US elections, but how do you become US president? Dr Richard Heffernan has some advice on the mechanics of the system.
Category: Politics
Although a US President expressing warmth for a Russian leader might be unconventional, Dr Eszter Simon believes a modicum of trust might help international relations.
Category: Politics
Writing shortly after Donald Trump assumed office, Dr John Jewell observed that a new role hadn't changed the President's social media behaviour.
Category: Politics
Whatever your opinion of him, Donald Trump is unlike any American Preident of the modern era. Here, OU experts - and others - share their commentary on Donald Trump, and his impact on America and beyond.
Category: Politics
In her last speaking engagement as First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama showed how to give a speech that resonates.
Category: Politics
Once seen as too far left to be anything other than a curiosity in the 2016 race, Bernie Sanders is now looking like a serious contender. Bob Rigg offers his personal view of the current state of the 2016 campaign.
Category: Politics
Will his identity as an African-American prove to be the most important factor for Barack Obama's success or failure as the Democrat candidate - and how much will he gain from Oprah Winfrey's support?
Category: Politics
There she was. The democratic candidate Hillary Clinton with tears in her eyes speaking about her ‘frustrations’ about how she keeps it all together. It was prompted by a question during an event and was featured and commented upon widely in all media.
Category: Politics
Community member Thespian was impressed by Obama's oratory, but wanted to know what lies beneath
Category: Politics