The modern American presidency / Lewis L. Gould ; foreword by Richard Norton Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gould, Lewis L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--History--20th century.

Presidents.

United States.

History.

Presidents--United States--Biography.

United States--Politics and government--20th century.

Politics and government.

United States--Politics and government--1897-1901.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xv, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2003]

Summary:

"The Modern American Presidency" is a lively, interpretive synthesis of 20th century leaders, filled with intriguing insights into how the presidency has evolved as America rose to prominence on the world stage. Gould traces the decline of the party system and the increasing importance of the media, resulting in the rise of the president as celebrity. 36 photos.

Contents:

The age of Cortelyou : William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt

The lawyer and the professor : William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson

The modern presidency recedes : Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover

The modern presidency revives and grows : Franklin D. Roosevelt

The presidency in the Cold War era : Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower

The souring of the modern presidency : John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson

The rise of the continuous campaign : Richard Nixon

The modern presidency under siege : Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter

The modern presidency in a Republican era : Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush

Perils of the modern presidency : Bill Clinton.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0700612521

OCLC:

51058986