Historical rankings of presidents of the United States former director of the University of Maryland's African American Leadership Institute, stated that Presidents ranked by how each one balanced the interests of majority interests and the interests of excluded groups was practical in respect to American debate on racial politics. Presidents have traditionally been ranked on personal qualities and their leadership ability to solve problems that move the nation in a positive direction. Walters stated there was a qualitative difference between white and African American intellectuals in evaluating presidents. In the 1996 "New York Times" poll by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., 31 white historians and one black historian ranked
Resigned (album) Resigned (album) Resigned is an album from 1997 by singer-songwriter Michael Penn. All songs by Michael Penn: "Try" is the opening song from the album. A music video for the song was directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It was shot with the crew (and certain members of the cast) of "Boogie Nights" while the film was in its editing process. The entire music video is filmed in an over three minute long take (a technique Anderson frequently uses in his films) in downtown Los Angeles in the longest hallway in North America at over a quarter of a mile long.