As Official White House Photographer for both Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan and author of The West Wing and Beyond, Pete Souza has a unique window into how our democracy really works. Using Souza’s photos as our guide, he and David Axelrod (former chief strategist and senior advisor to President Obama) take us behind the scenes of the American presidency for an inside look at the moments—big and little—that define the nation’s highest office.

This program is presented in partnership with The Institute of Politics at The University of Chicago.

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