The Resource Command of office : how war, secrecy, and deception transformed the presidency from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Bush, Stephen Graubard
Command of office : how war, secrecy, and deception transformed the presidency from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Bush, Stephen Graubard
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- Summary
- The author uses the words of the last eighteen presidents to chart the steady accumulation of power in the oval office in the twentieth century--from William McKinley through George W. Bush
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 722 pages
- Contents
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- The presidency. Of a republic transformed by kings, courtiers, and warriors
- Accidental presidents and vice presidential heirs apparent
- Let the people speak : no more smoke-filled rooms
- The presidents. To be a king (Theodore Roosevelt)
- The dauphin (William Howard Taft)
- The democratic interloper (Woodrow Wilson)
- Back to normalcy (Warren Harding)
- The great enigma (Calvin Coolidge)
- The engineer (Herbert Hoover)
- The savior (Franklin Roosevelt)
- The creator (Harry Truman)
- The general (Dwight D. Eisenhower)
- The boy wonder (John F. Kennedy)
- The Texan (Lyndon B. Johnson)
- The villain? (Richard Nixon)
- The innocent (Gerald Ford)
- The new Georgia (Jimmy Carter)
- The actor (Ronald Reagan)
- The Connecticut Yankee in disguise (George H.W. Bush)
- The rake's progress (Bill Clinton)
- Reagan's boy (George W. Bush)
- Epilogue
- Appendix : Bryce's and Toqueville's America : a prefiguring of twentieth-century America?
- Isbn
- 9780465027583
- Label
- Command of office : how war, secrecy, and deception transformed the presidency from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Bush
- Title
- Command of office
- Title remainder
- how war, secrecy, and deception transformed the presidency from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Bush
- Statement of responsibility
- Stephen Graubard
- Subject
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- Case studies
- History
- International relations
- Political leadership
- Political leadership -- United States -- Case studies
- Political leadership -- United States -- Case studies
- Political science
- Presidents
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- 1900 - 1999
- Presidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Presidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The author uses the words of the last eighteen presidents to chart the steady accumulation of power in the oval office in the twentieth century--from William McKinley through George W. Bush
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Graubard, Stephen Richards
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Presidents
- Presidents
- United States
- United States
- Political leadership
- International relations
- Political leadership
- Political science
- Presidents
- United States
- Label
- Command of office : how war, secrecy, and deception transformed the presidency from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Bush, Stephen Graubard
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The presidency. Of a republic transformed by kings, courtiers, and warriors -- Accidental presidents and vice presidential heirs apparent -- Let the people speak : no more smoke-filled rooms -- The presidents. To be a king (Theodore Roosevelt) -- The dauphin (William Howard Taft) -- The democratic interloper (Woodrow Wilson) -- Back to normalcy (Warren Harding) -- The great enigma (Calvin Coolidge) -- The engineer (Herbert Hoover) -- The savior (Franklin Roosevelt) -- The creator (Harry Truman) -- The general (Dwight D. Eisenhower) -- The boy wonder (John F. Kennedy) -- The Texan (Lyndon B. Johnson) -- The villain? (Richard Nixon) -- The innocent (Gerald Ford) -- The new Georgia (Jimmy Carter) -- The actor (Ronald Reagan) -- The Connecticut Yankee in disguise (George H.W. Bush) -- The rake's progress (Bill Clinton) -- Reagan's boy (George W. Bush) -- Epilogue -- Appendix : Bryce's and Toqueville's America : a prefiguring of twentieth-century America?
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 722 pages
- Isbn
- 9780465027583
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2004007706
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)54913825
- Label
- Command of office : how war, secrecy, and deception transformed the presidency from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Bush, Stephen Graubard
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The presidency. Of a republic transformed by kings, courtiers, and warriors -- Accidental presidents and vice presidential heirs apparent -- Let the people speak : no more smoke-filled rooms -- The presidents. To be a king (Theodore Roosevelt) -- The dauphin (William Howard Taft) -- The democratic interloper (Woodrow Wilson) -- Back to normalcy (Warren Harding) -- The great enigma (Calvin Coolidge) -- The engineer (Herbert Hoover) -- The savior (Franklin Roosevelt) -- The creator (Harry Truman) -- The general (Dwight D. Eisenhower) -- The boy wonder (John F. Kennedy) -- The Texan (Lyndon B. Johnson) -- The villain? (Richard Nixon) -- The innocent (Gerald Ford) -- The new Georgia (Jimmy Carter) -- The actor (Ronald Reagan) -- The Connecticut Yankee in disguise (George H.W. Bush) -- The rake's progress (Bill Clinton) -- Reagan's boy (George W. Bush) -- Epilogue -- Appendix : Bryce's and Toqueville's America : a prefiguring of twentieth-century America?
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 722 pages
- Isbn
- 9780465027583
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2004007706
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)54913825
Subject
- Case studies
- History
- International relations
- Political leadership
- Political leadership -- United States -- Case studies
- Political leadership -- United States -- Case studies
- Political science
- Presidents
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- 1900 - 1999
- Presidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Presidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Biography
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