Presidents in Retirement - Alone and Out of the Office

Informationen zum Autor Paul B. Wice is professor emeritus of political science at Drew University and author of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter and the American Justice System. Klappentext Presidents in Retirement describes and analyzes the behavior of all thirty-three former presidents who were faced with deciding how to make the most of their new lives as private citizens. Rather than simply present a chronology of presidential behavior, the book explores the variety of retirement activities with chapters on partisan politics, public service, economic pursuits, leisurely activities, health concerns, and relationships with a successor. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Preface Part 2 Part 1 Chapter 3 Chapter 1. Presidents and Retirement: An Introduction Chapter 4 Chapter 2. Transition Period: Life as a Lame Duck Chapter 5 Chapter 3. Immediate Concerns Part 6 Part 2 Chapter 7 Chapter 4. Partisan Politics: Running for Office Chapter 8 Chapter 5. Political Advisor Chapter 9 Chapter 6. Public Service Chapter 10 Chapter 7. Economic Pursuits Chapter 11 Chapter 8. A Life of Leisure: Ex-Presidents Relaxing Chapter 12 Chapter 9. Health Concerns and Final Days Part 13 Part 3 Chapter 14 Chapter 10. Conclusions and Critical Issues

Product details

• Authors: Paul B. Wice, Wice Paul B.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.04.2009
• EAN: 9780739127414
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-2741-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, Political leaders & leadership, Central / national / federal government, Central government