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The ‘new’ beginning is repeated by each president, often in the same words. The past is symbolically abolished with each inauguration, and the new president stands alone.1
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Hill, D.M. (1999). The Clinton Presidency: the Man and His Times. In: Herrnson, P.S., Hill, D.M. (eds) The Clinton Presidency. Southampton Studies in International Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230389854_1
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