What does it mean to broaden down from precedent to president ?
eg: "He thus set out guidelines for Americans that would broaden down from precedent to president. Sellers of snake oil, gold bricks and the Brooklyn Bridge owed him something. So did the men who enriched the annals of the White House with chapters headed Teapot Dome, Watergate and Iran-Contra."
eg: "He thus set out guidelines for Americans that would broaden down from precedent to president. Sellers of snake oil, gold bricks and the Brooklyn Bridge owed him something. So did the men who enriched the annals of the White House with chapters headed Teapot Dome, Watergate and Iran-Contra."