Mr. president
Subtitle: how and why the founders created a chief executive
By: by Ray Raphael
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780307595270
Subjects: Politics and government; Presidents; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Precedents (for better and mostly worse): little gods on earth: monarchs and their governors; revolution and the retreat from executive authority; title: Part II. Conjuring the office: first draft; second guesses; Gouverneur Morris's final push; title: Part III. Field tests: selling the plan; the launch; Washington and the challenge to transcendent leadership; system failure: partisan politics and the election of 1800; Jefferson stretches the limits.