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The Cabinet : George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution / Lindsay M. Chervinsky.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chervinsky, Lindsay M., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Washington, George, 1732-1799--Influence.
- Washington, George.
- Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.
- Hamilton, Alexander.
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
- Jefferson, Thomas.
- Knox, Henry, 1750-1806.
- Knox, Henry.
- Randolph, Edmund, 1753-1813.
- Randolph, Edmund.
- Cabinet officers--United States--History--18th century.
- Cabinet officers.
- United States--Politics and government--1789-1797.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (433 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2020]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- The US Constitution says nothing about a presidential cabinet, yet this institution has grown powerful. Lindsay M. Chervinsky tells the story of George Washington’s cabinet, an ad hoc panel that responded to emergencies of the day. It is supposed to be the Senate’s job to advise the president, but the first cabinet changed that expectation forever.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Forged in War
- 2. The Original Team of Rivals
- 3. Setting the Stage
- 4. The Early Years
- 5. The Cabinet Emerges
- 6. A Foreign Challenge
- 7. A Domestic Threat
- 8. A Cabinet in Crisis
- Epilogue
- Citation and Abbreviation Guide
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Mai 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9780674245549
- 0674245547
- 9780674245570
- 0674245571
- OCLC:
- 1142975548
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