Takeover
Subtitle: the return of the imperial presidency and the subversion of American democracy
By: Charlie Savage
Edition: 1st Back Bay pbk. ed.
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 422
ISBN-13: 9780316118057
Subjects: Politics and government; Official secrets; Presidents; Political and social views; Vice-Presidents; Executive power; Right-wing extremists; Biography; Fanaticism
Notes: With a new afterword by the author--P. 4 of cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Inside the bunker; title: The fall of the imperial presidency and the rise of Dick Cheney : 1789-1976; title: "A cabal of zealots" : 1977-2000; title: The agenda; title: "Behind closed doors" : secrecy I; title: The unleashing : laws and treaties I; title: "A hollow shell" : secrecy II; title: Pushback and purge : laws and treaties II; title: The torture ban; title: Power of the pen : signing statements; title: "To say what the law is" : the Supreme Court; title: Centralize and control : the Executive Branch; title: The politics of presidential power.