How we reached a Donald Trump presidency

After an exhausting campaign season and a election-night upset, Donald Trump will serve as the next president of the United States. How did our country get to this historic moment?

In the final episode of the Presidential podcast, we take a look back at the history of the Oval Office—from the challenges that faced George Washington in first defining the unprecedented role to the leadership questions that Trump will face in this next chapter of American history.

Library of Congress historians Michelle Krowl and Julie Miller help us explore what has and hasn't changed about the nature of the presidency over the past 227 years. Washington Post journalist Dan Balz also joins the episode to reflect on the unique characteristics of the 2016 election and on the type of commander-in-chief we're likely to see when Trump takes office in January.