Presidents Above Party: The First American Presidency, 1789-1829 - Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia (Paperback)
Ralph Ketcham (author)
£47.95
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288 Pages /
Published: 30/03/1987
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George Washington's vision was a presidency free of party, a republican, national office that would transcend faction. That vision would remain strong in the administrations of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, and John Quincy Adams, yet largely disappear under Andrew Jackson and his successors. This book is a comprehensive and pathbreaking study of the early presidency and the ideals behind it. Ralph Ketcham examines the roots of nonpartisan leadership in Western thought and the particular influences on the founding fathers. Intellectual and political profiles of the first six presidents and their administrations emphasize the construction each put on the office, the challenges he faced, and the compromises he did and did not make. The erosion of nonpartisanship under Andrew Jackson is presented as a counterpoint that helps define the early presidency and the permanent transition from it. Addressing the thoughtful citizen as well as the scholar, the author poses the fundamental questions about presidential leadership, then and now. The best study of the early presidency, this book is an intellectual portrait of the age that will challenge received notions of American history.
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 9780807841792
Number of pages: 288
Weight: 431 g
Dimensions: 235 x 156 x 21 mm
Edition: New edition
MEDIA REVIEWS
"This original and challenging work throws fresh light on early conceptions of the Presidency.
Ketcham takes the reader on a brilliant intellectual tour.
This original and challenging work throws fresh light on early conceptions of the Presidency.
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr."
Ketcham takes the reader on a brilliant intellectual tour.
"William and Mary Quarterly"
This original and challenging work throws fresh light on early conceptions of the Presidency.
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
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