William Howard Taft : : A Conservative's Conception of the Presidency / / Donald F. Anderson.
How a dedicated conservative perceived and used the powers of the presidency is here treated with authority, objectivity, and a dash of wit. The personal papers of William Howard Taft cast important new light on his aims and performance as chief executive. Making full use of the papers, Professor An...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019] ©1973 |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (355 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Introduction
- 1. The Road to the White House
- 2. “A Forced Succession to the Presidency”
- 3. The Rule of Law
- 4. “The Policy of Harmony”
- 5. “The Discipline of Defeat”
- 6. “The Pathology of Hysteria’’
- 7. “Shirt Sleeves Diplomacy”
- 8. “Our Chief Magistrate and His Powers”
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index