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The American presidency : a very short introduction / Charles O. Jones.
Record no.:
4968
Author:
Jones, Charles O.;
Publisher:
New York :: Oxford University Press,
Year:
c2007.
Series:
Very short introductions
Description:
xiii, 178 p. : ill., map ; 18 cm.
Subject:
Presidents - United States.;
Executive power - United States.;
Notes:
Nagle Library copy ex dono Adrian Diethelm, Rector.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Type:
Monograph
ISBN:
9780195307016 (pbk.) 0195307011 (pbk.) 9780195306095 (cloth) 0195306090 (cloth);
Abstract:
Inventing the presidency -- The presidency finds its place -- Electing presidents (and other ways to occupy the Oval Office) -- Making and remaking a presidency -- Connecting to and leading the government -- Presidents at work : making law and doing
policy -- Reform, change, and prospects for the future.

"In this book presidential authority Charles O. Jones provides a concise survey of the American presidency, packed with information and surprising observations. Jones sheds much light on how assertive leaders - such as Andrew Jackson or Franklin D. Roosevelt - enhanced the power of the presidency, and he shows how such factors as philosophy, the legacy of previous presidencies, relations with Congress, and the impact of outside events have all influenced presidential authority."--BOOK JACKET.
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