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The American presidents ranked by performance, 1789-2012 / Charles F. Faber and Richard B. Faber.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Faber, Charles F.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Presidents--Rating of--United States.
- Presidents.
- Presidents--United States--History.
- Presidents--United States--Biography.
- Political leadership--United States.
- Political leadership.
- United States--Politics and government.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (301 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "What makes a good American president? The answers to this question have been sought since the beginning of the presidency. Here America's presidents are rated using a system that evaluates their effectiveness in some of the most critical aspects of the office: Foreign Relations; Domestic Programs; Administration and Intergovernmental Relations; Leadership and Decision Making; and "Personal" Qualities"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Criteria and Ratings
- Foreign Relations
- Domestic Programs
- Administration and Intergovernmental Relations
- Leadership and Decision Making
- Presidential Comportment
- Overall Assessment
- Underrated and Overrated Presidents
- The Presidents
- Bibliography
- Periodicals.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on title page of print version.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-78402-147-4
- 1-280-77477-0
- 9786613685162
- 0-7864-9277-5
- OCLC:
- 796383556
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