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Presidential leadership : from Woodrow Wilson to Harry S. Truman / Robert H. Ferrell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ferrell, Robert H., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Presidents--United States--History--20th century.
- Presidents.
- Political leadership--United States--History--20th century.
- Political leadership.
- United States--Politics and government--1913-1921.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--1919-1933.
- United States--Politics and government--1933-1953.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (181 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2006]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Examines the personal styles of presidents Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Harry Truman. Uses the diaries of Colonel Edward House and White House physician Joel Boone and other sources to examine presidential decision making. Incorporates comments on Hoover and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Includes interview with historian John Garraty"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Who are these people?
- Woodrow Wilson : a misfit in office
- Warren G. Harding's reputation
- Calvin Coolidge, the man and the president
- The United States in world affairs, 1919-1945
- Harry S. Truman : a chance president in the new world of superpowers.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780826264609
- 0-8262-6490-5
- OCLC:
- 606127139
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