100 Years of 100 Things: Partisanship & Inaugural Addresses

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 15, 2025

Continuing our centennial series, Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, CNN political analyst, NPR contributor, and author of several books, including his latest, In Defense of Partisanship (Columbia Global Reports, 2025), walks us through some key presidential inauguration speeches from the last 100 years and talks about the effect of political parties on American political life and the opportunities to enact changes.

=> Prof. Zelizer will speak with Margaret Hoover on January 22nd at New York Historical. (ticketed event)

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