9780195176162-0195176162-The American President: From Teddy Roosevelt to Bill Clinton

The American President: From Teddy Roosevelt to Bill Clinton

ISBN-13: 9780195176162
ISBN-10: 0195176162
Edition: First Edition
Author: William E. Leuchtenburg
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover 904 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780195176162
ISBN-10: 0195176162
Edition: First Edition
Author: William E. Leuchtenburg
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover 904 pages

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The American President: From Teddy Roosevelt to Bill Clinton (ISBN-13: 9780195176162 and ISBN-10: 0195176162), written by authors William E. Leuchtenburg, was published by Oxford University Press in 2015. With an overall rating of 4.3 stars, it's a notable title among other United States (Historical, State & Local, United States History) books. You can easily purchase or rent The American President: From Teddy Roosevelt to Bill Clinton (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used United States books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.44.

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The American President is an enthralling account of American presidential actions from the assassination of William McKinley in 1901 to Bill Clinton's last night in office in January 2001. William Leuchtenburg, one of the great presidential historians of the century, portrays each of the presidents in a chronicle sparkling with anecdote and wit.

Leuchtenburg offers a nuanced assessment of their conduct in office, preoccupations, and temperament. His book presents countless moments of high drama: FDR hurling defiance at the "economic royalists" who exploited the poor; ratcheting tension for JFK as Soviet vessels approach an American naval blockade; a grievously wounded Reagan joking with nurses while fighting for his life.

This book charts the enormous growth of presidential power from its lowly state in the late nineteenth century to the imperial presidency of the twentieth. That striking change was manifested both at home in periods of progressive reform and abroad, notably in two world wars, Vietnam, and the war on terror.

Leuchtenburg sheds light on presidents battling with contradictory forces. Caught between maintaining their reputation and executing their goals, many practiced deceits that shape their image today. But he also reveals how the country's leaders pulled off magnificent achievements worthy of the nation's pride. Now with a preface new to the paperback edition, The American President provides a timely reflection on the office that has shaped and continues to shape the destiny of the United States and its people.

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