The impossible presidency
Subtitle: the rise and fall of America's highest office
By: Jeremi Suri
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 343
ISBN-13: 9780465051731
Subjects: Politics and government; Biography; Political leadership; Presidents; Executive power; History
Other titles: Rise and fall of America's highest office
Description: "A bold new history of the American presidency, arguing that the successful presidents of the past created unrealistic expectations for every president since JFK, with enormously problematic implications for American politics" -- From Amazon.com summary.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-330) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Alone; title: Part I. Rise; title: Origins; title: First executive; title: People's president; title: Poet at war; title: Progressive president; title: National healer; title: Part II. Fall; title: Frustrated frontiersmen; title: Leading actor; title: Magicians of possibility; title: Epilogue: New beginning.