The Presidency : a history of the office of the President of the United States from 1789 to the present / editor, Michael Nelson. - New York, NY : Salamander Book, 1996. - 208 p. : ill. ; 34 cm.

A Salamander book"--T.p. verso.

Foreword / Michael Nelson -- The constitutional presidency / Michael Nelson -- The American system / John A. Maltese -- The vice presidency / Michael Nelson -- Electing the president / Harold F. Bass, Jr. -- The seat of presidential power / Stephen L. Robertson -- The early presidents / John R. Vile -- The Jacksonian era / Mark Byrnes -- The Civil War presidents / Mark Byrnes -- The 'Gilded' Age / Stephen H. Wirls / The modern president emerges / Burton I. Kaufman -- The modern presidency / Burton I. Kaufman -- The contemporary presidency / Burton I. Kaufman -- The first ladies / Stephen L. Robertson -- The changing office / Michael Nelson.

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Executive power--History.--United States
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United States--Politics and government.
Presidentes--Historia--Estados Unidos.
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Estados Unidos--Historia.
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