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Presidents And The Image They Want To Present

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Monday night, President Trump defended his handling of his COVID-19 diagnosis by saying, "I stood out front. I led."

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, about how presidents project and burnish their image.

This segment aired on October 6, 2020.

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