Stephen Hess is a senior fellow emeritus in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. His many public service roles include serving on the White House staff during the Eisenhower and Nixon presidencies and as adviser to Presidents Ford and Carter. He is the author of numerous books published by the Brookings Institution Press, including Bit Player, The Professor and the President, and America's Political Dynasties.James P. Pfiffner is University Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University. He has written or edited over a dozen books on the presidency and American government, including The Strategic Presidency: Hitting the Ground Running, Understanding the Presidency, and Power Play: The Bush Presidency and the Constitution.

• Contents:1. The Evolving Modern Presidency2. Franklin D. Roosevelt3. Harry S. Truman4. Dwight D. Eisenhower5. John F. Kennedy6. Lyndon B. Johnson7. Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford8. Jimmy Carter, Ronald W. Reagan9. George H. W. Bush, William J. Clinton10. George W. Bush11. Barack H. Obama12. Donald J. TrumpConclusion: Fourteen PresidenciesAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

Stephen Hess is a senior fellow emeritus in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. His many public service roles include serving on the White House staff during the Eisenhower and Nixon presidencies and as adviser to Presidents Ford and Carter. He is the author of numerous books published by the Brookings Institution Press, including Bit Player, The Professor and the President, and America's Political Dynasties.James P. Pfiffner is University Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University. He has written or edited over a dozen books on the presidency and American government, including The Strategic Presidency: Hitting the Ground Running, Understanding the Presidency, and Power Play: The Bush Presidency and the Constitution.

• Contents:1. The Evolving Modern Presidency2. Franklin D. Roosevelt3. Harry S. Truman4. Dwight D. Eisenhower5. John F. Kennedy6. Lyndon B. Johnson7. Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford8. Jimmy Carter, Ronald W. Reagan9. George H. W. Bush, William J. Clinton10. George W. Bush11. Barack H. Obama12. Donald J. TrumpConclusion: Fourteen PresidenciesAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

Stephen Hess is a senior fellow emeritus in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. His many public service roles include serving on the White House staff during the Eisenhower and Nixon presidencies and as adviser to Presidents Ford and Carter. He is the author of numerous books published by the Brookings Institution Press, including Bit Player, The Professor and the President, and America's Political Dynasties.James P. Pfiffner is University Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University. He has written or edited over a dozen books on the presidency and American government, including The Strategic Presidency: Hitting the Ground Running, Understanding the Presidency, and Power Play: The Bush Presidency and the Constitution.

• Contents:1. The Evolving Modern Presidency2. Franklin D. Roosevelt3. Harry S. Truman4. Dwight D. Eisenhower5. John F. Kennedy6. Lyndon B. Johnson7. Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford8. Jimmy Carter, Ronald W. Reagan9. George H. W. Bush, William J. Clinton10. George W. Bush11. Barack H. Obama12. Donald J. TrumpConclusion: Fourteen PresidenciesAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex