Power, the Presidency, and the Preamble: Interpretive Essays on Selected Presidents of the United States

by Robert M. Saunders

Book Overview

How can Americans develop a coherent overview of the presidency? The Preamble of the Constitution provides a historical foundation to assess the major patterns, events, and policies of seven important presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman. From the 1790s to the 1950s, presidents have faced challenges to the meaning and existence of the Union,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275973352
• ISBN13: 9780275973353
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"