Presidential leadership in tragedy

In moments of tragedy following an event like a mass shooting, what do we expect from the President of the United States? Do we seek comfort? A call to action?

MPR News host Kerri Miller talked to the Princeton's Chair of the Center for African American Studies, Eddie Glaude, and the Director Emeritus of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, Timothy Walch, for a look back at great presidential speeches in times of national mourning.

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