| Presidents & the Presidency: Essays by Stephen Hess Contributor(s): Hess, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815736312 ISBN-13: 9780815736318 Publisher: Brookings Institution Press OUR PRICE: $27.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Political Science | American Government - National |
| Dewey: 973.099 |
| LCCN: 95004429 |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.54 lbs) 148 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book contains a collection of Stephen Hess's best essays on the presidency. Written over a fifteen year period, the essays selected are just as relevant today as when they were first published. Each essay says something useful about the office of the presidency or a specific president. The book includes: " Presidential Qualities, " originally published when Richard Nixon was president, addresses the characteristics we should want in a chief executive regardless of whether or not we agree with him. " Why Great Men Are Not Chosen Presidents: Lord Bryce Revisited" asks whether changes in the process by which we select presidential candidates would result in different kinds of people seeking office. " Toward a More Functional Presidency, " written after Watergate, rethinks the appropriate role of the president and offers a job description. |