Lexington Books
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Trim: 6½ x 9½
978-0-7391-6666-6 • Hardback • August 2011 • $150.00 • (£115.00)
978-0-7391-6669-7 • eBook • September 2011 • $142.50 • (£110.00)
Part 1 1. Introduction
Chapter 2 Machiavelli's Advice
Chapter 3 The Invention of the Presidency
Chapter 4 The Six Presidencies
Chapter 5 Summary and Comment
Chapter 6 Bibliographic Essay
Part 7 2. The Founding Presidency (1789-1829)
Chapter 8 Introduction
Chapter 9 George Washington
Chapter 10 John Adams
Chapter 11 Thomas Jefferson
Chapter 12 James Madison
Chapter 13 James Monroe
Chapter 14 John Quincy Adams
Chapter 15 Summary and Comment
Chapter 16 Bibliographic Essay
Part 17 3. The Partisan Presidency (1829-1865)
Chapter 18 Introduction
Chapter 19 Andrew Jackson
Chapter 20 Martin Van Buren
Chapter 21 William Henry Harrison and John Tyler
Chapter 22 James K. Polk
Chapter 23 Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore
Chapter 24 Franklin Pierce
Chapter 25 Abraham Lincoln
Chapter 26 Summary and Comment
Chapter 27 Bibliographic Essay
Part 28 4. The Eclipsed Presidency (1865-1897)
Chapter 29 Introduction
Chapter 30 Andrew Johnson
Chapter 31 Ulysses S. Grant
Chapter 32 Rutherford B. Hayes
Chapter 33 James A. Garfield and Chester Arthur
Chapter 34 Grover Cleveland
Chapter 35 Benjamin Harrison
Chapter 36 Summary and Comment
Chapter 37 Bibliographic Essay
Part 38 5. The Modern Presidency (1897-1945)
Chapter 39 Introduction
Chapter 40 William McKinley
Chapter 41 Theodore Roosevelt
Chapter 42 William Howard Taft
Chapter 43 Warren G. Harding
Chapter 44 Calvin Coolidge
Chapter 45 Herbert Hoover
Chapter 46 Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chapter 47 Summary and Comment
Chapter 48 Bibliographic Essay
Part 49 6. The Cold War Presidency (1945-1993)
Chapter 50 Introduction
Chapter 51 Harry S. Truman
Chapter 52 Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chapter 53 John F. Kennedy
Chapter 54 Lyndon B. Johnson
Chapter 55 Richard M. Nixon
Chapter 56 Gerald Ford
Chapter 57 Jimmy Carter
Chapter 58 Ronald Reagan
Chapter 59 George H. W. Bush
Chapter 60 Summary and Comment
Chapter 61 Bibliographic Essay
Part 62 7. The Post-Modern Presidency (1993- )
Chapter 63 Introduction
Chapter 64 Bill Clinton
Chapter 65 George W. Bush
Chapter 66 Barack Obama
Chapter 67 Summary and Comment
Chapter 68 Bibliographic Essay
In this sweeping examination of the American presidency, Philip Abbott opens the reader's eyes to the evolution, function, and importance of executive power in the United States. His comprehensive, indeed, unmatched insight of American presidents from Washington to Obama revolutionizes our understanding of American leadership.
— William D. Harpine, University of South Carolina Aiken
The American presidency spans more than two centuries, and 43 quite different men have occupied the office. It requires extraordinary breadth and depth of knowledge to deal meaningfully with such a vast subject. Philip Abbott, a distinguished scholar in several subjects, is well-equipped to do so—as he demonstrates so clearly here.
— Max J. Skidmore, University of Missouri-Kansas City