Imagining a 2028 Presidential Campaign for a Limited Presidency

Imagining a 2028 Presidential Campaign for a Limited Presidency

Jimmy Carter in 1977 cut the size of the White House staff by 30%. Coming just two years after Nixon’s resignation, Carter’s election coincided with a series of legislative reforms to tame the imperial presidency. Carter for a brief shining time seemed to embody that smaller presidency. He announced on his inauguration day that, “I would never permit my White House staff to try to run the major departments of government."We’ve endured nine withe…