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Author | : Mark Updegrove |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2006-10-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1461749778 |
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F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote, "There are no second acts in American lives", but more and more, our former presidents are proving him wrong. No longer fading into the background upon leaving the highest office in the land, ex-presidents perform valuable services as elder statesmen and international emissaries - and by pursuing their own agendas. From Eisenhower taking Kennedy to the woodshed (literally) on the Bay of Pigs crisis, to Carter earning the Nobel Peace Prize, to Bush Sr. and Clinton joining forces in an unlikely partnership for tsunami and Hurricane Katrina relief, the author examines the increasingly important roles that former presidents assume in our nation and throughout the world. Through interviews with former presidents, first ladies, family members, friends, and staffers, the author also delves into the very human stories that play out as the modern ex-presidents - from Truman to Clinton - adjust to life after the White House and attempt to shape their historical legacies. In this, the first narrative history of the modern post-presidency, Mark K. Updegrove makes a refreshingly unique contribution to literature on the American presidents.
Author | : Bob Schieffer |
Publisher | : Plume Books |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 1990-07-30 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780525485797 |
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An exhaustive analysis of the Reagan years from inside the White House by a pair of acute political observers. Covers decision-making and the participants: Deaver, Haig, Casey, Poindexter. Acidic paper; no bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author | : B. Altschuler |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 205 |
Release | : 2010-12-20 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0230115314 |
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This book seeks to fill a major gap in the literature about fictional representations of presidents by studying more than 40 plays, written since 1900, which have had prominent productions on or off-Broadway or in another major city.
Author | : Marvin L. Kalb |
Publisher | : Brookings Institution Press |
Total Pages | : 303 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0815724934 |
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The Road to War examines how presidential commitments can lead to the use of American military force, and to war. Marvin Kalb notes that since World War II, "presidents have relied more on commitments, public and private, than they have on declarations of war, even though the U.S. Constitution declares rather unambiguously that Congress has the responsibility to "declare" war.
Author | : Peter Funt |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-06-06 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781737626732 |
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Author | : B. Altschuler |
Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2011-01-19 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9781349292493 |
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This book seeks to fill a major gap in the literature about fictional representations of presidents by studying more than 40 plays, written since 1900, which have had prominent productions on or off-Broadway or in another major city.
Author | : Colin Seymour-Ure |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 202 |
Release | : 1982-06-18 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1349041130 |
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Author | : Jared Cohen |
Publisher | : Simon & Schuster |
Total Pages | : 528 |
Release | : 2020-01-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1501109839 |
Download Accidental Presidents Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This New York Times bestselling “deep dive into the terms of eight former presidents is chock-full of political hijinks—and déjà vu” (Vanity Fair) and provides a fascinating look at the men who came to the office without being elected to it, showing how each affected the nation and world. The strength and prestige of the American presidency has waxed and waned since George Washington. Eight men have succeeded to the presidency when the incumbent died in office. In one way or another they vastly changed our history. Only Theodore Roosevelt would have been elected in his own right. Only TR, Truman, Coolidge, and LBJ were re-elected. John Tyler succeeded William Henry Harrison who died 30 days into his term. He was kicked out of his party and became the first president threatened with impeachment. Millard Fillmore succeeded esteemed General Zachary Taylor. He immediately sacked the entire cabinet and delayed an inevitable Civil War by standing with Henry Clay’s compromise of 1850. Andrew Johnson, who succeeded our greatest president, sided with remnants of the Confederacy in Reconstruction. Chester Arthur, the embodiment of the spoils system, was so reviled as James Garfield’s successor that he had to defend himself against plotting Garfield’s assassination; but he reformed the civil service. Theodore Roosevelt broke up the trusts. Calvin Coolidge silently cooled down the Harding scandals and preserved the White House for the Republican Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression. Harry Truman surprised everybody when he succeeded the great FDR and proved an able and accomplished president. Lyndon B. Johnson was named to deliver Texas electorally. He led the nation forward on Civil Rights but failed on Vietnam. Accidental Presidents shows that “history unfolds in death as well as in life” (The Wall Street Journal) and adds immeasurably to our understanding of the power and limits of the American presidency in critical times.
Author | : Gary L. Gregg |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780847683789 |
Download The Presidential Republic Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
For two centuries, American presidents have considered themselves to be representatives of the American people. In this detailed study of presidential representation, Gary Gregg explores the theory, history, and consequences of presidents acting as representatives in the American political system. Gregg explores questions such as what it means to be a representative, how the Founding Fathers understood the place of the presidency in the Republic established by the Constitution, and the effects a representational presidency has on deliberative democracy. This important examination of the presidency's place in our political system is essential reading for those interested in American political theory, constitutional studies, and American history.
Author | : Alan Brinkley |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 604 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Executive power |
ISBN | : 9780618382736 |
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