In this unusual and provocative volume, historians examine the presidencies of Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, F. D. R., and Truman, while political scientists assess the contemporary presidency and suggest a range of reforms, from modest to radical, including fundamental alterations to the balance of power between the presidency and the Congress.
Martin L. Fausold is Distinguished Service Professor of History and Chairman of the Division of Social Sciences at State University of New York at Geneseo. He is the author of Gifford Pinchot, Bull Moose Progressive; The Hoover Presidency: A Reappraisal; James W. Wadsworth Jr.: The Gentleman from New York; and The Presidency of Herbert Hoover. Alan Shank is Professor and Chairperson of Political Science at State University of New York at Geneseo. He is the author of New Jersey Reapportionment Politics, co-author of Urban Perspectives, editor of American Politics, Policies, and Priorities; Political Power and the Urban Crisis, and co-editor of Educational Investment in an Urban Society.
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"It presents coverage of constitutional and presidential powers by some of the top scholars of the presidency. No other book has managed to pull together so many topics dealing with the Constitution and the presidency." — John K. White"This book combines the analysis and insights of both historians and political scientists and applies them to a topic where that combination can be used to optimal advantage: the presidency in the context of the Constitution." — Louis W. Koenig "It is a provocative book, encouraging citizens to rethink important parts of their past as well as what is right and wrong with the presidency today." — Paul E. Scheele
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ForewordForrest McDonald Preface AcknowledgmentsIntroduction:The Presidency and Constitutional Development Part I. Constitutional Development of the Presidency:Historical PerspectivesIntroduction to Part I 1. The Jefferson Presidency and Constitutional BeginningsRalph Ketcham 2. The Constitution and the Presidencies: The Jackson EraRobert V. Remini 3. The Constitution of the Lincoln Presidency and the Republican EraMichael Les Benedict 4. The Constitution of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidency and the Progressive EraWilliam H. Harbaugh 5. The Constitution of the Hoover and F. Roosevelt Presidency and the Depression EraEllis W. Hawley 6. The Constitution of the Truman Presidency and the Post-World War II EraDonald R. McCoy Part II. The Constitution and the Modern Presidency:Political Science Perspectives Introduction to Part II 7. The Constitutional Presidency in American Political DevelopmentJeffrey K. Tulis 8. The Constitution and Presidential Budget Powers: The Modern EraLouis K. Fisher 9. The Modern Presidency and the Constitution: Foreign PolicyLouis W. Koenig 10. Presidential War Powers, the War Powers Resolution, and the Persian GulfRichard M. Pious 11. The Presidency and the Future of Constitutional GovernmentDonald L. Robinson Afterword Presidential Power and the IdeologicalStruggle Over Its InterpretationTheodore J. Lowi An Historian's Last WordMartin L. Fausold A Political Science PerspectiveAlan Shank Contributors Notes Subject Index Name Index
