The History of the 2nd Term

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By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, January 18, 2005.
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George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Richard Nixon and William Jefferson Clinton all were give second terms, all had different results. Some achieved some of their greatest accomplishments, while others had their second terms filled with scandal and frustrating struggles. We'll take a look at what history can teach us about the second term as President Bush prepares to be inaugurated this Thursday. Laura's guests are Alfred Zacher, Author of "Trial and Triumph: Presidential Power in the Second Term" and Dante Scala, Associate Professor of Politics at Saint Anselm College.

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