Constitution USA with Peter Sagal

What are the duties of the U.S. president?

Clip: Season 1 | 1m 26s  | Video has closed captioning.

Historian Rick Beeman shares some insight behind the creation of the office of U.S. President and explains why the role's duties are hardly touched upon at all in the Constitution.

Aired: 02/21/13

Rating: NR

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