Crisis and command : the history of executive power from George Washington to George W. Bush /
However bitter, complex, and urgent today's controversies over executive power may be, Yoo reminds readers that they are nothing new. Here, he explores a factor too little consulted in current debates: the past. Through shrewd and lucid analysis, he shows how the bold decisions made by Washingt...
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Crisis and command : |b the history of executive power from George Washington to George W. Bush / |c John Yoo |
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| 260 | |a New York, N.Y. : |b Kaplan Pub., |c c2009 | ||
| 300 | |a xx, 524 p. ; |c 24 cm | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 493-507) and index | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Beginnings -- Creation -- George Washington -- Thomas Jefferson -- Andrew Jackson -- Abraham Lincoln -- Franklin D. Roosevelt -- The Cold War presidents -- The once and future presidency | |
| 520 | |a However bitter, complex, and urgent today's controversies over executive power may be, Yoo reminds readers that they are nothing new. Here, he explores a factor too little consulted in current debates: the past. Through shrewd and lucid analysis, he shows how the bold decisions made by Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, and FDR changed more than just history; they also transformed the role of the American president | ||
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