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The hardest job in the world : the American presidency / John Dickerson.
Imagine you have just been elected president. You're expected to fulfill your campaign promises, but you're also expected to solve the urgent crises of the day. The founders never intended for our system of checks and balances to have one superior Chief Magistrate, with Congress demoted to "the little brother who can't keep up." Dickerson draws on history and contemporary times to show why we need to reevaluate how we view the presidency, how we choose our presidents, and what we expect from them once they are in office. -- adapted from jacket
Record details
- ISBN: 9781984854513
- ISBN: 1984854518
- Physical Description: xxxi, 615 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2020]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Executive in Chief -- Commander in Chief -- Welcome to the NFL -- First Responder -- Consoler-in-Chief -- Acting Presidential -- Action Hero President -- Confidence Man: The Economy -- A Historic Partisan Gap -- A New Era of Partisan Warfare -- On Separation of Powers -- Just Be Like LBJ! -- The End Depends on the Beginning -- Lost in Transition -- Hard at the Start -- How a President Decides -- Impulse Presidency -- The Expectation -- The Impossible Presidency -- Part II: Presidential Campaigns -- Candidate of the People -- No Hiring Manual for the Presidency -- What Got You Here Won't Get You There -- Restraint -- The Church of Perpetual Disappointment -- Amping up the Awful -- Part III: The Way We Live Now -- Winning Above All -- Resolve to be Honest -- Character Counts -- It's My Party -- The Uncertain Never Trumper -- Donald Trump's America. |
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| Subject: | Presidents > United States. Executive power > United States. Trump, Donald, 1946- United States > Politics and government > 2017-2021. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Community Library | 352.23 DIC (Text) | 35610000962725 | HGHM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
Imagine you have just been elected president. You're expected to fulfill your campaign promises, but you're also expected to solve the urgent crises of the day. The founders never intended for our system of checks and balances to have one superior Chief Magistrate, with Congress demoted to "the little brother who can't keep up." Dickerson draws on history and contemporary times to show why we need to reevaluate how we view the presidency, how we choose our presidents, and what we expect from them once they are in office. -- adapted from jacket
