The American presidency : origins and development, 1776-2011 / Sidney M. Milkis, Michael Nelson.

Author/creator Milkis, Sidney M.
Other author Nelson, Michael, 1949-
Format Book
Edition6th ed.
Publication InfoWashington, DC : CQ Press, ©2012.
Descriptionxiii, 575 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Presidents--United States. --History.
Executive power--United States. --History.
Constitutional history--United States.
United States--Politics and government.

Contents Constitutional convention -- Creating the presidency -- Bringing the constitutional presidency to life : George Washington and John Adams -- The triumph of Jeffersonianism -- The age of Jackson -- The presidency of Abraham Lincoln -- The reaction against presidential power : Andrew Johnson to William McKinley -- Progressive politics and executive power : the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson -- The triumph of conservative republicanism -- The consolidation of the modern presidency : Franklin D. Roosevelt to Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Personalizing the presidency : John F. Kennedy to Jimmy Carter -- A restoration of presidential power? Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush -- Bill Clinton and the modern presidency -- George W. Bush and the unilateral presidential power -- Barack Obama and the dilemma of modern presidential leadership -- The vice presidency.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011015137
ISBN9781608712816 (alk. paper)
ISBN1608712818 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks JK511 .M56 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold