Stories Tagged as
President
Why equal time for candidates may not be so equal
by
Nova Safo
Oct 23, 2015
Donald Trump's appearance on SNL will give other candidates bargaining power.
Most campaign money is coming from 158 families
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Mukta Mohan
Oct 12, 2015
Super PAC donations are largely coming from older white men leaning right.
Richard Nixon 'wanted to be a good prince'
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Mukta Mohan
and Daisy Palacios
Jul 2, 2015
Author looks into the psyche of the anxious introvert who was 37th president.
Welcome to the party, Jeb
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jun 15, 2015
Bush announced his presidential bid ... and apparent obsession with 'Die Hard.'
Help wanted: non-Luddite bibliophile
Jun 11, 2015
President Obama will appoint the 14th Librarian of Congress.
The annual Turkey pardon, demystified
Nov 27, 2014
Every year at this time, the president of the United States, leader of the free world, participates in a truly bizarre political ritual.
Is running the government like running a business?
by
Paddy Hirsch
Oct 31, 2012
Running the U.S. economy is just like running a business, right? Not necessarily. Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains the differences between a president and CEO.
For public good, not for profit.
Measuring the strength of the economy and the stock market
by
Jeff Horwich
Sep 24, 2012
We've said it before, and we'll say it again: the economy and the stock market are not one and the same. The performance of the economy under a president is open to wide interpretation, but we can measure the stock market.
Does the president actually influence the economy?
Mar 7, 2012
Believe it or not, there's nearly no relationship between the U.S. president and the economy, no matter who it is.
The cost of living... in the White House
Mar 2, 2012
The president lives in that big ol' D.C. mansion, where he's waited on hand and foot at the taxpayers' expense, right? Not exactly. Author Jodi Kantor says being president is plenty hard on the pocketbook.