TY  - BOOK
AU  - Merry,Robert W.
TI  - Where they stand: the American presidents in the eyes of voters and historians 
SN  - 9781451625400 (hardcover)
AV  - E 176.1 .M468 2012 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - Simon & Schuster
KW  - Presidents
KW  - Rating of
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - History
KW  - Political leadership
KW  - Politics and government
N1  - 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
N2  - Merry examines how and why presidents succeed and fail by recounting the judgments of historians and comparing them to how the voters saw things
ER  -