The American president
Explores the lives of the presidents and the evolution of the presidency.
| Main Author: | Kunhardt, Philip B., Jr., 1928-2006, |
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| Other Authors: | Kunhardt, Philip B., III, 1951-, Kunhardt, Peter W., |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Riverhead Books,
[1999]
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| Physical Description: |
xvii, 481 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- The Candidate:
- Heroic Posture:
- George Washington (1789-1797) America's first hero ;
- William Henry Harrison (1841) A manufactured hero ;
- Ulysses S. Grant 1869-1899) In over his head ;
- Dwight D, Eisenhower (1953-1961) the heroic image
- Compromise Choices:
- Franklin Pierce (1853-1857) The dark horse President ;
- James A. Garfield (1881) Awaiting destiny ;
- Warren G. Harding (1921-1923) "I Should Never Have Been Here" ;
- Gerald R. Ford 1974-1977) Healing the nation
- Politics and the Presidency:
- Professional Politician:
- Martin Van Buren (1837-1841) "The Little Magician" ;
- James Buchanan (1857-1861) "Avoiding Conflicts' ;
- Abrahan Lincoln (1861-1865) Politics with a purpose ;
- Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) The art of political bluster
- An Independent Cast of Mind:
- John Adams (1797-1801) Going it alone ;
- Zachary Taylor (1849-1850) "Old Rough and Ready" ;
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881) "No Fondness for Political Life" ;
- Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) The outsider
- A Matter of Destiny:
- Family Ties:
- John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) His father's son ;
- Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) "Nobody's Grandson" ;
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) Possession by right ;
- John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) Vindicating the Irish
- Happenstance:
- John Tyler (1841-1845) Establishing the President ;
- Millard Fillmore (1850-153) "Called by a Bereavement" ;
- Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) "Elect of an Assassin" ;
- Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885) "Gentleman Boss" ;
- Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) American optimist
- Executive Vision:
- American Way:
- Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) His "Empire of Liberty" ;
- Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) Preacher of prosperity ;
- Herbert C. Hoover (1929-1933) American individualist ;
- Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) An American dreamer
- World Stage:
- James Monroe (1817-1825) A vision for he hemisphere ;
- William McKinley (1897-1901) Reluctant apostle ;
- Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) American idealist ;
- George Bush (1989-1993) Personal contact
- An Office and Its Powers:
- Expanding Power:
- Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) The power of the people ;
- Grover Cleveland (1885-1889) "Ugly Honest" ;
- Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1907) "Rough rider" ;
- Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974) Abuse of power
- Balance of Power:
- James Madison (1809-1817) Creating the balance ;
- James K. Polk (1845-1849) "Young Hickory" ;
- William Howard Taft (1909-1913) Preserving the balance ;
- William Jefferson Clinton (1993-2001) Second chances
- Chronology of the presidents
- Selected constitutional passages.