Every presidential administration is different, but many issues that American leaders face are similar or influenced by the ones that came before. Nationalism, immigration and a deeply divided electorate are a few of the issues that presidents going back to George Washington have faced in their terms.

Ronald Gruner founded and served as chief executive of three technology firms and is the author of We The Presidents: How American Presidents Shaped the Last Century, a book examining presidents' effects on the lives of Americans. He joined the podcast to discuss the book and how presidents influence their successors.

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