The American presidency / edited by Alan Brinkley and Davis Dyer. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2004. - xv, 572 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

A collection of essays about the American presidency explores such questions as how has the office evolved from the Founding Father's intentions, what were some of the lasting presidential initiatives, and what separates a successful president from an unsuccessful one.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [547]-553) and index.

0618382739

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Presidents--History.--United States
Political leadership--History.--United States
Executive power--History.--United States
Presidents--United States--Biography.
Presidentes--Historia.--Estados Unidos
Liderazgo político--Estados Unidos.
Poder ejecutivo--Estados Unidos.
Presidentes--Estados Unidos--biografías.


United States--Politics and government.
Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno.

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