The American presidency : origins and development, 1776-2007 by Milkis, Sidney M, Nelson, Michael, 1949- instant download

The American presidency : origins and development, 1776-2007 by Milkis, Sidney M, Nelson, Michael, 1949- instant download

xiii, 530 p. : 23 cm, Includes bibliographical references and index, The Constitutional Convention -- Creating the presidency -- Implementing the constitutional presidency : George Washington and John Adams -- The triumph of Jeffersonianism -- The age of Jackson -- The presidency of Abraham Lincoln -- The reaction against presidential power : Andrew Johnson to William Mckinley -- Progressive politics and executive power : the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft -- Woodrow Wilson and the defense of popular leadership -- The triumph of conservative republicanism -- The consolidation of the modern presidency : Franklin D. Roosevelt to Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Personalizing the presidency : John F. Kennedy to Jimmy Carter -- A restoration of presidential power? Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush -- Bill Clinton and the modern presidency -- George W. Bush and beyond -- The vice presidency