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How two very different Presidents – Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan - shaped the image of the Oval Office. As so often in the story of leadership, one president’s failings highlight another’s strengths.

Producer: Tara Neill and Regan Morris

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9 minutes

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Sun 12 Jul 202021:50GMT
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  • Sat 11 Jul 202004:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & South Asia
  • Sat 11 Jul 202017:50GMT
    BBC World Service
  • Sun 12 Jul 202003:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & South Asia only
  • Sun 12 Jul 202021:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only