David Remnick, Ryan Lizza, and Amy Davidson on Obama's Legacy

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🗓️ 19 December 2016

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Barack Obama came to the White House with a desire to be a “consequential” President who would reset the Democratic agenda. But he faced a deluge of problems and an almost unprecedented degree of resistance from Congress. The New Yorker’s Amy Davidson, Ryan Lizza, and David Remnick all spent years covering the Obama White House, and they conclude that some of Obama’s most important achievements might be things he didn’t do.

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1:16.6	I'm Dorothy Wickendenenden. On today's Politics and More podcast, the New Yorker's David Remnick, Evan Osnos, and Amy Davidson discuss the legacy of President Barack Obama and whether
1:23.2	history may remember him as one of the greats.
1:32.8	As we wrap up this month and get ready for the holidays, the new year, and all of that,
1:38.4	we should pause and take some stock of a momentous eight years coming to a close,
1:41.5	the end of the administration of Barack Obama.
1:44.8	Like so many people at the magazine, I've been writing about Obama for quite some time, and I'm going to get a chance now to talk with two very tough-minded
1:49.6	political observers, Ryan Lizza and Amy Davidson, staff writers who cover politics for the New Yorker.
1:56.2	And I think it goes without saying that we're talking from the vantage point of right now.
2:00.0	We're not trying to predict exactly what happens after January 20th and Donald Trump takes the oath of office.
2:07.6	We have all been, I think it's fair to say, covering in one way or another Barack Obama for
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