Presidential historian compares presidents in wartime

On the eve of President Obama's Afghanistan speech, historian Douglas Brinkley discusses presidential leadership and controversy in our nation's past.

Guests

• Douglas Brinkley: Professor of history at Rice University and Fellow at the James Baker, III Institute for Public Policy. Author of "The Reagan Diaries," "Gerald R. Ford,""The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America," and "The Great Deluge."

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Resources

• about Douglas Brinkley