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The Imperial Presidency | 
 enlarge | Author: Jr. Arthur M. Schlesinger
Publisher: Mariner Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 300332
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 624
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.6 x 1.6
ISBN: 0618420010
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.099
EAN: 9780618420018
ASIN: 0618420010
Publication Date: August 12, 2004
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From two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., comes one of the most important and influential investigations of the American presidency. The Imperial Presidency traces the growth of presidential power over two centuries, from George Washington to George W. Bush, examining how it has both served and harmed the Constitution and what Americans can do about it in years to come. The book that gave the phrase "imperial presidency" to the language, this is a work of "substantial scholarship written with lucidity, charm, and wit" (The New Yorker).
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Vintage Schlesenger August 24, 2008
Although this book was dated when I read it and is probably now considered a history book, I found it very enlighening and informative. I think perhaps the author tends to protect Kennedy and Roosevelt(II) but it is still a very good book. It reads very easily and has that Schlesneger signature. I would highly recommend the book to anyone interested in presidential history.
This is a great classical book May 23, 2007
We read this in college and it was one of the best books we ever saw on American politics and I read it again last week. Ir shows that it is not a good idea always to have presidents who get too powerful.
One of the great presidency books February 15, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Does history repeat itself? Sure seems like it. Scary stuff.
Back and Improved...At Last! October 28, 2004
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
The year before George W. Bush took office as president I attended a professional conference where a graduate student offered a paper that posed the question whether Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.'s "Imperial Presidency" was still valid. Quite a debate ensued. Today, in the wake of the Bush Doctrine of preemptive war, and its application in Iraq, I am compelled to offer that this revised volume, with new introduction, answers the previous question with a resounding yea. This has been a very important volume in the study of the presidency, especially regarding the constitution, foreign policy, and war. In the shadow of the Iraqi affair, I would go one step further and say it is a vital work in these troubled times. No, the era of the Imperial Presidency never really went away; and yes, it is a vital concern for the future of the republic and global stability. Schlesinger has recognized this and once again warns us of pending dangers.
 Once again important March 26, 2003
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Although this book focuses on Richard Nixon's abuse of Presidential power, it can apply to the present day as well. Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush have all extended the power of the Presidency in ways the framers of the Constitution would never have dreamed of. I agree with the reviewer who commented about the favoritism towards Kennedy and Roosevelt hence the four stars rather than five. A great read for anyone interested in the American Constitution as it relates to the powers of the President.
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