Eisenhower shocked observers who had thought of him as a centrist by naming an exceptionally large number of businessmen to his cabinet, most conspicuously Charles E. Wilson, president of General Motors, as secretary of defense.
Praise for the print edition:" ... entries are well written ... an excellent addition."
Andrew Shepherd is the most popular American President in decades -- a consummate politician and a man of integrity -- who also happens to be a widower, ready to start dancing again.
With an original approach, personal interviews with our living presidents, exhaustive research into presidential writings, both published and unpublished, and an impressive advisory team of presidential experts, it brings to...
Why are US presidents everywhere on screen? This book sheds new light on fictional representations of the American president in film and TV from the early 1990s to the present.
This volume surveys the partnership in its longevity, placing stress on especially iconic presidents such as Lincoln and FDR.
... 150—51, 166 Jackson, Henry, 91 Jackson, Robert H., 72 Jacksonians theory of chuch and state of, 151—52 James,William, ... 145 Johnson, Andrew, impeachment of, xiii, 52 Johnson, Hiram, 12, 80 Johnson, Lyndon B., 22, 53, 80 Johnson, ...
Nearly complete before Jenkins's death in January 2003, this volume was finished by historian Richard Neustadt.
A collection of essays about the American presidency explores such questions as how has the office evolved from the Founding Father's intentions, what were some of the lasting presidential initiatives, and what separates a successful ...
Charles Peters, a keen observer of Washington politics for more than five decades, tells the story of Johnson's presidency as the tale of an immensely talented politician driven by ambition and desire.