The impossible presidency : the rise and fall of America's highest office /

The impossible presidency : the rise and fall of America's highest office /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Suri, Jeremi, author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	New York : Basic Books, [2017] ©2017
Description:	xxiii, 343 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Presidents -- United States -- History. Political leadership -- United States -- History. Executive power -- United States -- History. Presidents -- United States -- Biography. Executive power. Political leadership. Politics and government. Presidents. United States -- Politics and government. United States. Biography. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11332225

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Varying Form of Title:	Rise and fall of America's highest office
ISBN:	9780465051731 0465051731
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-330) and index.
Summary:	"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" -- From Amazon.com summary.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Alone
Part I. Rise
1. Origins
2. First Executive
3. People's President
4. Poet at War
5. Progressive President
6. National Healer
Part II. Fall
7. Frustrated Frontiersmen
8. Leading Actor
9. Magicians of Possibility
Epilogue: New Beginning
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index