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The Presidents: The Transformation of the American Presidency from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Bush (Paperback)

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  • Paperback: 944 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin; New Ed edition (26 Jan 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0141007605
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141007601
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 4.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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In this magisterial examination of the Presidency over the course of the 20th Century, the author explores the history of the world’s greatest elective office and the role each incumbent has played in changing the scope of its powers. Using individual presidential portraits of each of the presidents of the past century Graubard asks, and answers, a wide variety of crucial questions about each President. What intellectual, social and political assets did they bring to the White House, and how quickly did they deplete or mortgage that capital? How well did they cope with crises, foreign and domestic? How much attention did they pay to their election pledges after they were elected? How did they use the media, old and new? Above all, how did they conduct themselves in office and what legacy did they leave to their successors? Graubard provides original analysis in each case, and reaches many surprising conclusions.


About the Author

Stephen Graubard was editor of Daedalus, the journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences from 1961 to 1999. He taught for many years at Brown and Harvard Universities. He first visited the White House in 1944 at the invitation of Eleanor Roosevelt, and has known many US Presidents and their main advisors since.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning..., 13 Dec 2006
By Mike "Mike7077" (Lancaster, UK) - See all my reviews
You know this is going to be something special as soon as you set eyes on the delightfully subtle cover, which depicts the back of a chair over which one can see a tuft of Presidential hair. Theoretically it could be any of the Twentieth Century Presidents (barring the more follically challenged individuals to have held the office). But on closer inspection, a tiny plaque on the back of the chair reveals the identity of said President. It reads 'Jan.20th 1961'.

The cover is just one telling example of Stephen Graubard's deftness that is on show in this seminal work. He charts the office of President from Theodore Roosevelt right through to the incumbent, George W. Bush, devoting a chapter to each. These chapters are often more revealing and provide greater detail than many full biographical accounts that have been published of the most powerful men of the last century.

But this isn't simply a chronological timeline of each administration. Graubard begins and ends the book with chapters examining the office of President, its influences, its controversies, its ambiguities and its virtues. He informs his analysis with an excellent reading of the work of Tocqueville and of the Founding Fathers. Clearly, Graubard believes that the Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Presidencies can not be understood without a grounding in American history as a whole.

But make no mistake. This book does not require the reader to have an all-encompassing knowledge of US history and politics. Far from it. Graubard's writing illuminates every Presidency and will educate all who choose to read it. Anybody, from the swottiest Graduate Student to the layman in US history and politics, will take something from devoting time to reading and digesting this work. If you're going to by one book on the United States, make it this remarkable volume. You won't be let down.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read, 3 Feb 2005
By Mr DDS "daniel31050" (London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Presidents: The Transformation of the American Presidency from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Bush (Hardcover)
Very good. Though the 'transformation' of the sub-title is in the book more of a transformation in the type of individuals that have risen to the presidency than a description of constitutional change. As a general history of the men who have held the presidency since Theodore Roosevelt this book is ideal. Though, unfortunately in my view, too much space is given to describing each individual's life leading up to their becoming president, when I feel a greater emphasis on their time in office would have been more satisfactory. Nevertheless, the author clearly has a deep understanding of the American presidency, and it was thus a pleasure reading his fine work.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Dipping Your Toe in the Water, 26 Nov 2007
A general interest in 20th century American history and a desire to understand better the Office of the President prompted me to buy the book. As a good read it is a good book but do not expect too much scholarly detail. It is however a book that will create interest where none existed before and other authors with more exhaustive assessments of the individuals lurking between the covers should be grateful for the increase in sales which will come about as a result of this well written and informative addition to the genre.
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