The Presidents

Informationen zum Autor Stephen Graubard was editor of Daedalus! the journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences from 1961 to 1999. He taught for many years at Brown and Harvard Universities. He first visited the White House in 1944 at the invitation of Eleanor Roosevelt! and has known many US Presidents and their main advisors since. Klappentext Stephen Graubard was editor of Daedalus! the journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences from 1961 to 1999. He taught for many years at Brown and Harvard Universities. He first visited the White House in 1944 at the invitation of Eleanor Roosevelt! and has known many US Presidents and their main advisors since. Zusammenfassung Explores the history of the world's greatest elective office and the role each incumbent has played in changing the scope of its powers. Using individual presidential portraits of each of the presidents, this title asks, and answers, a variety of crucial questions about each President.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Graubard, Stephen R. Graubard
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.05.2009
• EAN: 9780141042459
• ISBN: 978-0-14-104245-9
• No. of pages: 976
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 198 mm x 42 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Political leaders & leadership, United States of America, USA, Political leaders and leadership