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The glory and the burden : the American presidency from the new deal to the present / Robert Schmuhl.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schmuhl, Robert, 1948- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Presidents--United States--History--20th century.
- Presidents.
- Presidents--United States--History--21st century.
- Executive power.
- Press and politics--United States.
- Press and politics.
- United States--Politics and government--20th century.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- The Glory and the Burden by Robert Schmuhl explores the evolution and challenges of the American presidency from the New Deal to the present. This expanded 2022 edition includes a new chapter addressing the unprecedented events of the 2020 and early 2021 presidential election and transition. Schmuhl examines the shifting dynamics of presidential power, the impact of crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and the increasing polarization in American politics. The book is aimed at readers interested in political science, history, and contemporary issues surrounding the American executive branch. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface to the Expanded Edition
- Prologue
- One Consequences of Change
- Two Perils of Power
- Three Paralysis of Polarization
- Four Conundrums of Communications
- Five Reveries of Reform
- Six Presidency without Precedent
- Seven The Paradoxical Present
- Epilogue
- A Chronology of the Modern American Presidency
- For Further Reading
- Acknowledgments
- Index Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Schmuhl, Robert The Glory and the Burden
- ISBN:
- 9780268203788
- OCLC:
- 1337069941
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