One of the President's main tasks is to communicate with the American people, to both listen and persuade. What do you think are the major obstacles, and tools, in the effort to do this work? Compare two Presidents along this dimension of effectiveness regardless of how you feel about the political and policy positions they espouse. In this account, you can reference variables such as the press, the nature of public opinion, and even the notion that the power of public opinion may be muted in the act of governing.