George Washington and the two-term precedent / David A. Yalof.
| Author/creator | Yalof, David Alistair author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2023] |
| Copyright Date | ©2023 |
| Description | xix, 107 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Landmark presidential decisions Landmark presidential decisions. ^A1464292 |
| Contents | George Washington and the two-term precedent -- Sacrifice (1787-1792): the quest for a limited executive -- Decision (1793-1797): the second term and the decision to leave office -- Aftermath (1797-1951): the presidents who followed Washington and the precedent they followed -- Looking back and looking ahead. |
| Abstract | "While George Washington's decision not to seek a third term is often portrayed as a noble decision to restrain the power of the executive office, Yalof argues that Washington was motivated in large part by self-interest. The example he intended to set (and the circumstances he faced at the time) tell a more complicated story of the true motives behind his decision to retire and the impact his decision had on his successors and the nation.This book focuses on the two-term precedent and how it came into being not by legal prescription but by the tacit influence of Washington's refusal to run for a third term and what it suggests about American conceptions of executive power"-- Provided by the publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Yalof, David Alistair George Washington and the two-term precedent Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2023 9780700635115 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2022054876 |
| ISBN | 9780700635108 |
| ISBN | 0700635106 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (electronic book) |
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