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#180 – Jeremi Suri: History of American Power
Lex Fridman Podcast
Is There Something About Presidents Having to Reform the System?
A president has the power to fire and hire or schedule meetings in such a way that can control your decision-making. I imagine it's very difficult to get out of Afghanistan or Iraq when most of your scheduled meetings are with generals. But if you reorganize the schedule and you reorganize who you have late night talks with, you potentially have a huge ripple effect on policy.
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