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The growth of Presidential power; a documented history

Print Book, English, 1974
Chelsea House Publishers, New York, 1974
History
3 volumes (xxvi, 2342 pages) 25 cm
9780835207782, 0835207781
915884
v. 1. The formative years
v. 2. Decline and resurgence
v. 3. Triumph and reappraisal. Vol. 1. The Formative Years
Ch. 1. The Origins of Presidential Power
Ch. 2. The President as Administrative Head of the Government
Ch. 3. The President as Executive leader
The President's Legislative Role
Ch. 5. The President as Commander in Chief
Ch. 6. The President and Foreign Policy
Ch. 7. Limits of Presidential Power
Vol. 2. Decline and Resurgence Ch. 1. The Whig Attack on the Presidency
Ch. 2. The President as Wartime Leader
Ch. 3. The Administrative Leader Besieged
Ch. 4. Executive Problems
Ch. 5. The President as World Leader
Vol. 3. Triumph and Reappraisal
Ch. 1. The Progressive Impact on the Presidency
Ch. 2. Presidential Legislative Leadership
Ch. 3. Administrative Power Recaptured
Ch. 4. Executive Leadership
Ch. 5. The President as World Leader in War and Peace
Ch. 6. Limits of Presidential Power Reexamined
Ch. 7. The Future of Presidential Power. v. 2. I. The Whig attack on the presidency : 1. The ambivalence of the concept of party in American history
2. The formative period
3. In search of victory
4. Issues, politicians and candidates : The campaign and election of 1840 ; The Whigs in power: the brief tenure of William Henry Harrison; John Tyler in office ; Presidential vetoes and a cabinet crisis
II. The president as wartime leader : 1. The president as wartime leader
2. The war-making power : Tyler's secret "war diplomacy" ; Enter: John C. Calhoun ; The first dark horse candidate ; Deceit in high office ; Polk prepares for war ; The "peace offensive" ; Polk and Tyler's war begins ; Polk's critics
3. The retreat from power : Lincoln draws the line
4. Commander in chief of the armed forces : Polk sets the pattern for dynamic leadership ; Lincoln: patience, wisdom and strength
5. President prerogatives in time of "total war" : Lincoln establishes the pattern
III. The administrative leader besieged :1. The appointive power recaptured : Cabinet appointments ; Rotation in office ; The struggle over the appointing power ; Tragedy and victory
2. The struggle over the removal power : Lincoln's reconstruction policies ; Johnson takes control ; The impeachment of Andrew Johnson ; The trial
3. Post-impeachment problems : The battle joined
IV. Executive problems : 1. Executive problems
2. The president as strikebreaker
3. In re Neagle decision establishes a presidential prerogative
4. Grover Cleveland tests the limits of executive power
5. Theodore Roosevelt attacks the trusts
6. The president prevents a strike
7. The president as protector of national resources
V. The president as world leader : 1. America world affairs