Bibliograph

The American presidency, origins and development, 1776-1998, Sidney M. Milkis, Michael Nelson

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Label

The American presidency, origins and development, 1776-1998, Sidney M. Milkis, Michael Nelson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The American presidency

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Sidney M. Milkis, Michael Nelson

Sub title

origins and development, 1776-1998

Table Of Contents

The constitutional convention -- Creating the presidency -- The presidency of George Washington -- The rise of party politics and 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 and William Howard Taft -- Woodrow Wilson and the defense of popular leadership -- 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 Bush -- Bill Clinton and the modern presidency -- The vice presidency

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