Name: The American presidency: Promise and peril
Start: 2026-02-18T15:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-18T16:00:00-05:00
Location: The Miller Center

The American presidency: Promise and peril

Presidency experts will will consider the causes and consequences of the near century-long expansion of executive power.
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This event will commemorate President’s Day with a focus on the possibilities and perils of the modern presidency. Presidency experts Sid Milkis, Elaine Kamarck, and William Howell will consider the causes and consequences of the near century-long expansion of executive power. Has the time come to restore limits on presidential authority? Is it possible to do so? Have there been other periods in our history when Congress, the courts, and public opinion have restored the boundaries that sustain constitutional norms and institutions?