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100 Years of 100 Things: Partisanship & Inaugural Addresses
Episode 957

100 Years of 100 Things: Partisanship & Inaugural Addresses

Julian Zelizer on the history of partisanship and inaugural addresses.

The Brian Lehrer Show

January 15, 202541m 59s

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Show Notes

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)

Topics

bipartisanshippartisan_polarizationpoliticspresidentsdemocratic_partylocal_wnychistoryrepublican_partyinaugurations