Research Catalog

Title

The opposition presidency : leadership and the constraints of history / David A. Crockett.

Author

Crockett, David A., 1963-

Publication

College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2002.

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Details

Description

286 pages; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Joseph V. Hughes, Jr., and Holly O. Hughes series in the presidency and leadership studies ; no. 11

Uniform Title

Joseph V. Hughes, Jr., and Holly O. Hughes series in the presidency and leadership studies ; no. 11.

Subject

• Presidents > United States > History
• Political culture > United States > History
• Political leadership > United States > History
• Opposition (Political science) > United States > History
• Opposition (Political science)
• Political culture
• Political leadership
• Presidents
• Dirigeants politiques > États-Unis > Histoire
• Culture politique > États-Unis > Histoire
• Présidents > États-Unis > Histoire
• Opposition (science politique) > États-Unis > Histoire
• Leadership politique > Etats-Unis > Histoire
• United States

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-276) and index.

Contents

pt. I. Democratic Opposition and the Presidency. Ch. 1. Opposition and Political Eras. Ch. 2. The Context of Presidential Opposition -- pt. II. Across the Grain of History. Ch. 3. The Whig Template. Ch. 4. Andrew Johnson: The Nightmare Scenario. Ch. 5. Grover Cleveland: A Tale of Two Presidencies. Ch. 6. Woodrow Wilson: Progressive Opposition. Ch. 7. Dwight Eisenhower: The Return of Cincinnatus. Ch. 8. Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford: The Politics of Counterinsurgency. Ch. 9. Bill Clinton: The Politics of Slickness -- pt. III. Contextual Leadership. Ch. 10. Adapting to Context. Conclusion: Constrained Leadership.

ISBN

• 1585441570
• 9781585441570

LCCN

2002002841

OCLC

• ocm49225368
• 49225368
• SCSB-1268125

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library