The American Presidency 1945-2000: Illusions of Grandeur

By G.H. Bennett and G. H. Bennett

This volume explores the radical changes in the historical role of the president since 1945, with an opening chapter looking at the evolving nature of the office from the 18th to the 20th century. The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 075092277X
• ISBN13: 9780750922777
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Sutton Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

An Englishman's View

This is a very interesting view of the American Presidency by an outsider. The author is a professor in England. He sees the presidency from an outside view as the head of the world's only remaining super power and has a good view of the problems that the US is facing from the outside world and internally. His view is interesting to see, but in some places I wonder if he really understood what he was seeing. The anger and almost hatred that one faction or the other holds for the current President is amazing. Yet, there's still a general following of his authority. The contempt that most people feel for Congress, except for our own representatives is another point difficult to understand. His conclusion after a pretty good recap of history is that the US will muddle through, on that I think he's right. There will be screaming and yelling, one disaster after another, but in the end it seems that things work out.