Power and the Presidency |
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Editor:
| Wilson, Robert A. Beschloss, Michael R. |
Introduction by:
| McCullough, David |
Contribution by:
| Goodwin, Doris Kearns Caro, Robert A. Bradlee, Benjamin C. Morris, Edmund Maraniss, David |
Series title: | American History Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7838-9154-5 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2000 |
Publisher: | Thorndike Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $27.95 |
Book Description:
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Power -- how it is used and to what ends -- defines a president's legacy and his place in history. It determines what he achieves and how he will be remembered. It is at the very heart of what draws candidates to seek the presidency of the United States. In this volume, a distinguished group of experts -- prize-winning presidential biographers, historians, and journalists -- examines how an array of twentieth-century presidents have commanded, Wielded, and sometimes dissipated the...
More DescriptionPower -- how it is used and to what ends -- defines a president's legacy and his place in history. It determines what he achieves and how he will be remembered. It is at the very heart of what draws candidates to seek the presidency of the United States. In this volume, a distinguished group of experts -- prize-winning presidential biographers, historians, and journalists -- examines how an array of twentieth-century presidents have commanded, Wielded, and sometimes dissipated the enormous influence conferred upon the nation's highest office.