The Post-Presidency from Washington to Clinton

by Burton I. Kaufman

When George Washington decided not to seek a third term, he initiated what would be a longstanding concern and challenge for former presidents: what to do with their post-presidential lives. The retirement of James Madison in 1817 initiated active ex-presidencies as he was drawn into political controversies; since then, the post-presidency has become an office unto itself.

Burton Kaufman's unique history of that office traces the evolving roles...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700618619
• ISBN13: 9780700618613
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 662 Pages
• Weight: 2.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.5" x 9.3"