Where they stand : the American presidents in the eyes of voters and historians / Robert W. Merry.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2012.Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover edDescription: xxii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781451625400 (hardcover)
  • 1451625405 (hardcover)
  • 9781451625424 (trade paper)
  • 1451625421 (trade paper)
  • 9781451625431 (ebook)
  • 145162543X (ebook)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • E 176.1 .M468 2012
Contents:
Introduction: The great white house rating game -- I. The historians -- The judgment of history -- The vagaries of history -- II. The people -- The making of the presidency -- The presidential referendum -- The judgment of the electorate -- The stain of failure -- III. The test of greatness -- War and peace -- Split-decision presidents -- Leaders of destiny -- IV. Reputations in flux -- Republican resurgence -- The post-Cold War presidents -- Conclusion: Clear and present danger.
Summary: Merry examines how and why presidents succeed and fail by recounting the judgments of historians and comparing them to how the voters saw things.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-281) and index.

Introduction: The great white house rating game -- I. The historians -- The judgment of history -- The vagaries of history -- II. The people -- The making of the presidency -- The presidential referendum -- The judgment of the electorate -- The stain of failure -- III. The test of greatness -- War and peace -- Split-decision presidents -- Leaders of destiny -- IV. Reputations in flux -- Republican resurgence -- The post-Cold War presidents -- Conclusion: Clear and present danger.

Merry examines how and why presidents succeed and fail by recounting the judgments of historians and comparing them to how the voters saw things.

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