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From the dust jacket: "The Kunhardts have produced a lustrous, imaginative, and compelling reexamination of the presidents that will add fresh zest to the everlasting dialogue Americans carry on with their chief executives." — Henry F. Graff, Professor Emeritus of history, Columbia University.
What the authors have done is placed each President, from George Washington to William J. Clinton, into thematic chapters, rather than present them chronologically. These chapters place Presidents from different periods of American history together based on a common characteristic.
The Candidate
Chapter One: The Heroic Posture
Chapter Two: Compromise Choices
Politics and the Presidency
Chapter Three: The Professional Politician
Chapter Four: An Independent Cast of Mind
A Matter of Duty
Chapter Five: Family Ties
Chapter Six: Happenstance
Executive Decision
Chapter Seven: The American Way
Chapter Eight: The World Stage
An Office and Its Powers
Chapter Nine: Expanding Power
Chapter Ten: The Balance of Power
Where would you place the Presidents who followed William J. Clinton who aren't included yet in this tapestry created by the Kunhardts? That challenge would be an interesting exercise for students of American government.
NOTE: There is a companion PBS series that covers the same material as what is presented in this book.
