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"The Modern American Presidency" is a lively, interpretive synthesis of 20th 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 president as celebrity. 36 photos.
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In 1896, the White House employed just six stenographers and a handful of clerks and secretaries. A century later, the staff had swelled to thousands. How this change occurred-and what it did to the presidency-is the subject of Gould's astute primer in executive power and privilege. The focus is on bureaucracy: how each president assembled a staff, coordinated with Congress and projected his agenda (and image) to the press. Gould (The Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt) sees William McKinley as the unrecognized father of the modern presidency: the first to appear on film, build a war room and use commissions to avoid congressional oversight. He was also the first to appoint a de facto chief of staff, a position that would become one of the most powerful in Washington. Gould has similarly illuminating insights on most of McKinley's successors. He shows that the staged "photo op" of today has its roots with Franklin Roosevelt, whose handlers were forced by his disability to make elaborate preparations for public appearances. Gould also notes that Woodrow Wilson was the first president to deliver the State of the Union address in person and that Richard Nixon installed the "continuous campaign" long before Dick Morris instructed Bill Clinton to do it. To be sure, this is strictly an introductory text; moreover, not every president has the goods to provoke worthwhile analysis. Nonetheless, this is a concise, intelligent survey of the transformations of the White House over the past century. 36 b&w photos. (May 8) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Gould is emeritus professor of history at the University of Texas and has written books covering the administrations of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. If there is a common theme in his survey of presidents from McKinley to George W. Bush, it may be that the demands of the office have become too broad for anyone to be truly successful. As Gould indicates, a president is expected to act as a political leader and infighter while simultaneously serving as a moral example and national symbol. In Gould's view, presidents who come to power with sweeping agendas are likely to be frustrated by an essentially conservative system. Even if Congress does enact much of a president's legislative agenda, the law of unintended consequences frequently turns solutions into disasters. Besides, the press of media scrutiny and campaign financing cause presidents to devote an inordinate amount of time planning for and campaigning for reelection. This is a valuable and provocative examination of the office and the men who have strived to be effective in it. --Jay Freeman
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Gould (professor emeritus, Univ. of Texas) has written an engaging and thorough analysis of the rise and evolution of the modern presidency. He properly disputes the common academic view that the "modern" presidency began only with Franklin D. Roosevelt. Gould shows that presidents dating back at least to McKinley employed many of the leadership techniques commonly associated with more recent administrations. The crafty use of media, cultivating public opinion, and the growth of the White House staff all had pre-FDR origins. This book covers the modern presidents chronologically, presenting fascinating portraits of each occupant of the White House and the ups and downs of each administration. Gould covers the period through the Clinton years and then has a brief speculative conclusion about the status of the current Bush presidency and its war on terrorism. This book would be a worthy text for undergraduate courses on the presidency. It is also appropriate for an educated general audience. ^BSumming Up: Highly recommended. Undergraduates and general readers. M. J. Rozell Catholic University of America
《图书馆杂志》(Library Journal )书评
Gould (history, emeritus, Univ. of Texas, Austin; The Presidency of William McKinley) tries to make sense of the "modern American presidency" and the peculiar mixture of chief executives who have occupied the office from William McKinley (President from 1897 to 1901) to George W. Bush. Did the modern presidency begin with McKinley and Teddy Roosevelt, as most historians argue, or with FDR, as most political scientists suggest? Gould takes the former position and pays little attention to the latter. Working chronologically from McKinley forward, he argues that most presidents have fallen short of the demands of the office, largely because the President has become more of a celebrity than a knowledgeable political operative. In a conclusion that is a mere three and a half pages, Gould briefly mentions George W. Bush and the new demands placed upon the presidency in an age of terrorism, leaving the reader hungry for a generalized evaluation and synthesis. Overall, however, he does a solid job of reviewing the modern presidents, covering the high and low points of each administration, and giving a general audience a readable, engaging text.-Michael A. Genovese, Loyola Marymount Univ., Los Angeles (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Foreword | p. vii |
Introduction | p. xi |
1 The Age of Cortelyou: William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt | p. 1 |
2 The Lawyer and the Professor: William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson | p. 29 |
3 The Modern Presidency Recedes: Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover | p. 56 |
4 The Modern Presidency Revives and Grows: Franklin D. Roosevelt | p. 79 |
5 The Presidency in the Cold War Era: Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower | p. 100 |
6 The Souring of the Modern Presidency: John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson | p. 125 |
7 The Rise of the Continuous Campaign: Richard Nixon | p. 149 |
8 The Modern Presidency under Siege: Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter | p. 170 |
9 The Modern Presidency in a Republican Era: Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush | p. 191 |
10 Perils of the Modern Presidency: Bill Clinton | p. 213 |
Conclusion | p. 235 |
Notes | p. 239 |
Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 279 |
Name Index | p. 287 |
Subject Index | p. 295 |