The Impossible Presidency - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Impossible Presidency write by Jeremi Suri. This book was released on 2017-09-12. The Impossible Presidency available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A bold new history of the American presidency, arguing that the successful presidents of the past created unrealistic expectations for every president since JFK, with enormously problematic implications for American politics In The Impossible Presidency, celebrated historian Jeremi Suri charts the rise and fall of the American presidency, from the limited role envisaged by the Founding Fathers to its current status as the most powerful job in the world. He argues that the presidency is a victim of its own success-the vastness of the job makes it almost impossible to fulfill the expectations placed upon it. As managers of the world's largest economy and military, contemporary presidents must react to a truly globalized world in a twenty-four-hour news cycle. There is little room left for bold vision. Suri traces America's disenchantment with our recent presidents to the inevitable mismatch between presidential promises and the structural limitations of the office. A masterful reassessment of presidential history, this book is essential reading for anyone trying to understand America's fraught political climate.
The Hardest Job in the World
The Hardest Job in the World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Hardest Job in the World write by John Dickerson. This book was released on 2020-06-16. The Hardest Job in the World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the veteran political journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent, a deep dive into the history, evolution, and current state of the American presidency, and how we can make the job less impossible and more productive—featuring a new post-2020–election epilogue “This is a great gift to our sense of the actual presidency, a primer on leadership.”—Ken Burns Imagine you have just been elected president. You are now commander-in-chief, chief executive, chief diplomat, chief legislator, chief of party, chief voice of the people, first responder, chief priest, and world leader. You’re expected to fulfill your campaign promises, but you’re also expected to solve the urgent crises of the day. What’s on your to-do list? Where would you even start? What shocks aren’t you thinking about? The American presidency is in trouble. It has become overburdened, misunderstood, almost impossible to do. “The problems in the job unfolded before Donald Trump was elected, and the challenges of governing today will confront his successors,” writes John Dickerson. After all, the founders never intended for our system of checks and balances to have one superior Chief Magistrate, with Congress demoted to “the little brother who can’t keep up.” In this eye-opening book, John Dickerson writes about presidents in history such a Washington, Lincoln, FDR, and Eisenhower, and and in contemporary times, from LBJ and Reagan and Bush, Obama, and Trump, to show how a complex job has been done, and why we need to reevaluate how we view the presidency, how we choose our presidents, and what we expect from them once they are in office. Think of the presidential campaign as a job interview. Are we asking the right questions? Are we looking for good campaigners, or good presidents? Once a candidate gets the job, what can they do to thrive? Drawing on research and interviews with current and former White House staffers, Dickerson defines what the job of president actually entails, identifies the things that only the president can do, and analyzes how presidents in history have managed the burden. What qualities make for a good president? Who did it well? Why did Bill Clinton call the White House “the crown jewel in the American penal system”? The presidency is a job of surprises with high stakes, requiring vision, management skill, and an even temperament. Ultimately, in order to evaluate candidates properly for the job, we need to adjust our expectations, and be more realistic about the goals, the requirements, and the limitations of the office. As Dickerson writes, “Americans need their president to succeed, but the presidency is set up for failure. It doesn’t have to be.”
Intellectuals and the American Presidency
Intellectuals and the American Presidency - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Intellectuals and the American Presidency write by Tevi Troy. This book was released on 2002. Intellectuals and the American Presidency available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book examines the contact relationships between U.S. presidents and America's intellectuals since 1960.
War and the American Presidency
War and the American Presidency - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook War and the American Presidency write by Arthur Meier Schlesinger. This book was released on 2005-10-17. War and the American Presidency available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Historical reflections that deftly challenge the political and ideological foundations of President Bush's foreign policy."--Charles A. Kupchan, New York Times In a book that brings a magisterial command of history to the most urgent of contemporary questions, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., explores the war in Iraq, the presidency, and the future of democracy. Describing unilateralism as "the oldest doctrine in American history," Schlesinger nevertheless warns of the dangers posed by the fatal turn in U.S. policy from deterrence and containment to preventive war. He writes powerfully about George W. Bush's expansion of presidential power, reminding us nevertheless of our country's distinguished legacy of patriotism through dissent in wartime. And in a new chapter written especially for the paperback edition, he examines the historical role of religion in American politics as a background for an assessment of Bush's faith-based presidency.
The Presidency of Andrew Johnson
The Presidency of Andrew Johnson - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Presidency of Andrew Johnson write by Albert E. Castel. This book was released on 1979. The Presidency of Andrew Johnson available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A critical study of his administration assessing his Reconstruction program, and economic, foreign relations, and Indian policies.
