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245 0 4 _aThe American presidency /
_cedited by Christopher Mari and Paul McCaffrey.
260 _aNew York :
_bH.W. Wilson Co.,
_c2008.
300 _aviii, 215 p. ;
_c26 cm.
440 4 _aThe reference shelf ;
_vv. 80, no. 4
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [201]-211) and index.
505 0 _aThe evolving American presidency. The American monarchy / Frank Prochaska ; The character of George Washington / Richard Brookhiser ; Lincoln and leadership / Thomas E. Schneider ; FDR's place in history / William J. vanden Heuvel ; The 1980s and the age of Reagan / Glen Jeansonne -- Electing a president : from the campaign to the electoral college. The caucuses / Todd S. Purdum ; An abridged history of the NH presidential primary / Michael McCord ; My vote means nothing / David Greenberg ; Do political conventions matter? / Peter Grier ; Degrees of democracy / David I. Wells ; The old (electoral) college cheer / Michael M. Uhlmann -- The separation of powers : congressional influence on the "imperial presidency." Commanding heights / Charlie Savage ; Taming big government / Michael M. Uhlmann ; The contemporary presidency / Andrew Rudalevige ; When Congress stops wars / William G. Howell and Jon C. Pevehouse -- Checks and balances : the Supreme Court and the president's executive power. The idea of America / Morghan Transue ; Who cares about executive supremacy? / Lincoln Caplan ; High court limited presidential power / Joan Biskupic ; Executive power in the war on terror / John O. McGinnis -- Too early to tell? : the legacy of George W. Bush. Reckoning : the economic consequences of Mr. Bush / Joseph E. Stiglitz ; Bush's greatness / David Gelernter ; HNN poll : 61% of historians rate Bush presidency worst / Robert S. McElvaine ; The stellar legacy of President George W. Bush / Joan Swirsky -- Who will it be? : the 2008 campaign, the candidates, the issues. The world according to John McCain / Michael Hirsh ; Destiny's child / Ben Wallace-Wells ; On Iraq War anniversary, candidates stake out their differences / Adam Nagourney ; The candidates' plans to fix the economy / Jane Sasseen ; Candidates diverge on health care plans / Julie Appleby.
650 0 _aPresidents
_zUnited States.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xPolitics and government.
700 1 _aMari, Christopher.
700 1 _aMcCaffrey, Paul,
_d1977-
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