Reflections on the presidency
Subtitle: selections from the Mark O. Hatfield Distinguished Historians Forum
By: edited by John Pierce and Carolyn Long ; with the assistance of Ken DuBois and Richard Engeman.
Contributors: Pierce, John C., 1943-; Long, Carolyn Nestor.; Oregon Historical Society.
Publisher: Oregon Historical Society
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Portland, Or
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780875953021
Subjects: Presidents -- United States -- History -- Congresses; Presidents -- United States -- Biography -- Congresses; Political leadership -- United States -- History -- Congresses; Executive power -- United States -- History -- Congresses; United States -- Politics and government -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses; Biography
Other titles: Mark O. Hatfield Distinguished Historians Forum
Notes: Essays derived from lectures given at the forum held in Portland, Or. beginning in 1998 and continuing in each subsequent year.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Presidents and the Presidency / David McCullough; title: The Constitution and presidential action /  Jack Rakove; title: American choices in World War II / David M. Kennedy; title: The founding fathers : personality and character / Roger G. Kennedy; title: John Adams and his inward journey / David McCullough; title: Thomas Jefferson and his view of the Supreme Court / James F. Simon; title: Abraham Lincoln : Commander in Chief / James McPherson; title: Herbert Hoover's triumph story / Timothy Walch; title: Eisenhower and the hidden hand presidency / Fred Greenstein; title: John F. Kennedy's hold on the public / Robert Dallek; title: Ronald Reagan : a vision for America / Lou Cannon.