Tomorrow, as Obama’s second inauguration nears, FRONTLINE will air a probing look at the first four years of his presidency. FRONTLINE and Longreads have partnered to cull the best long-form reporting and reading on President Obama’s first term.
Four years ago, Barack Obama hinted at his desire to be a transformative president. With Inauguration Day less than a week away, six of the country’s leading journalists discuss how he can meet that mark in his second term.
Join a live chat Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET on “Inside Obama’s Presidency” with producers Mike Wiser and Jim Gilmore, along with Politico’s Edward-Isaac Dovere. You can leave a question now.
Next month, as the nation faces yet another round of fiscal crises, FRONTLINE picks up where it left off in “Inside Obama’s Presidency,” investigating the inside history of how Washington has failed to solve the country’s problems of debt and deficit.
On the night of Barack Obama’s inauguration, a group of top GOP luminaries quietly gathered in a Washington steakhouse to develop plans for taking on the new president.