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050 0 0 _aE 176.1 .M468 2012
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100 1 _aMerry, Robert W.,
_d1946-
245 1 0 _aWhere they stand :
_bthe American presidents in the eyes of voters and historians /
_cRobert W. Merry.
250 _a1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bSimon & Schuster,
_c2012.
300 _axxii, 298 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c25 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 251-281) and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction: 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.
520 _aMerry examines how and why presidents succeed and fail by recounting the judgments of historians and comparing them to how the voters saw things.
650 0 _aPresidents
_xRating of
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aPresidents
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
650 0 _aPresidents
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 0 _aPolitical leadership
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xPolitics and government.
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