The modern American presidency

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"The Modern American Presidency is a interpretive synthesis of our twentieth-century leaders, filled with intriguing insights into how the presidency has evolved as America rose to prominence on the world stage. Gould traces the decline of the party system and the increasing importance of the media, resulting in the rise of the role of the president as celebrity. He traces the growth of the White House staff and executive bureaucracy. And he shows us a succession of chief executives who increasingly have known less and less about the business of governing the country, observing that most would have had a better historical reputation if they had contented themselves with a single term."--Jacket.

subjects: Politics and government,  Presidents,  Biography,  History,  Présidents,  Histoire,  Biographies,  Politique et gouvernement,  89.54 political influence,  15.85 history of America,  Presidentschap,  Presidenten,  USA President,  USA,  USA / Präsident,  Presidentes,  Historia,  Presidents, united states,  United states, politics and government, 20th century,  United states, politics and government, 21st century

Places: United States

Times: 20th century,  21st century,  1897-1901