Landmark Presidential Decisions – serie
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19 produkter
George Washington and the Two-Term Precedent
Inbunden, 2023
1177 kr
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One of the earliest and most consequential presidential decisions in American history was George Washington’s choice to step down after two terms in office, despite the fact that he would almost certainly have won a third term had he chosen to run. The example he intended to set—and the …
Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Federal Highway Act
Häftad, 2024
344 kr
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower is remembered by many as the originator of the American Interstate Highway System. He is also praised for restraining executive overreach, restoring the separation of powers, and presiding over an era of governmental equanimity and goodwill.In Dwight D. Eisenhower and …
Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Federal Highway Act
Inbunden, 2024
475 kr
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower is remembered by many as the originator of the American Interstate Highway System. He is also praised for restraining executive overreach, restoring the separation of powers, and presiding over an era of governmental equanimity and goodwill.In Dwight D. Eisenhower and …
Adding the Lone Star
John Tyler, Sam Houston, and the Annexation of Texas
Häftad, 2024
344 kr
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The annexation of Texas was one of the most momentous actions the United States government took in the antebellum period. Apart from adding what was the largest state in the Union at that time, it expedited further avenues for westward expansion, exacerbated tensions with Mexico resulting in the …
Adding the Lone Star
John Tyler, Sam Houston, and the Annexation of Texas
Inbunden, 2024
1177 kr
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The annexation of Texas was one of the most momentous actions the United States government took in the antebellum period. Apart from adding what was the largest state in the Union at that time, it expedited further avenues for westward expansion, exacerbated tensions with Mexico resulting in the …
Gulf War
George H. W. Bush and American Grand Strategy in the Post-Cold War Era
Inbunden, 2024
1053 kr
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President George H. W. Bush assumed office at a critical juncture, as the Cold War came to an end and the world shifted to a new era of international relations. In The Gulf War, Spencer Bakich argues that Bush fashioned a grand strategy to bring about a New World Order designed to transform …
Gulf War
George H. W. Bush and American Grand Strategy in the Post-Cold War Era
Häftad, 2024
284 kr
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President George H. W. Bush assumed office at a critical juncture, as the Cold War came to an end and the world shifted to a new era of international relations. In The Gulf War, Spencer Bakich argues that Bush fashioned a grand strategy to bring about a New World Order designed to transform …
Ronald Reagan and the Firing of the Air Traffic Controllers
Inbunden, 2024
1009 kr
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On August 3, 1981, over 12,000 members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Association (PATCO) walked off their jobs, striking for higher pay, shorter hours, and increased benefits. Unexpectedly, President Ronald Reagan decided to fire the strikers, prosecute their leaders, and decertify …
Ronald Reagan and the Firing of the Air Traffic Controllers
Häftad, 2024
277 kr
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On August 3, 1981, over 12,000 members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Association (PATCO) walked off their jobs, striking for higher pay, shorter hours, and increased benefits. Unexpectedly, President Ronald Reagan decided to fire the strikers, prosecute their leaders, and decertify …
Pragmatic Vision
Obama and the Enactment of the Affordable Care Act
Av Meena Bose
Inbunden, 2024
1053 kr
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On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, providing every American with the opportunity to have guaranteed health care coverage. The Affordable Care Act—frequently referred to as Obamacare—is almost synonymous with Obama’s presidential …
Pragmatic Vision
Obama and the Enactment of the Affordable Care Act
Av Meena Bose
Häftad, 2024
284 kr
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On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, providing every American with the opportunity to have guaranteed health care coverage. The Affordable Care Act—frequently referred to as Obamacare—is almost synonymous with Obama’s presidential …
Lincoln's Last Card
The Emancipation Proclamation As a Case of Command
Inbunden, 2025
826 kr
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A fresh reassessment of the Emancipation Proclamation that looks beyond the Lincoln mythos and sees the decision as Lincoln's last resort after his failure to persuade a divided country.There is a certain comfort in being able to see Lincoln—or any president—simply as either a hero or a villain. …
Lincoln's Last Card
The Emancipation Proclamation As a Case of Command
Häftad, 2025
313 kr
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A fresh reassessment of the Emancipation Proclamation that looks beyond the Lincoln mythos and sees the decision as Lincoln's last resort after his failure to persuade a divided country.There is a certain comfort in being able to see Lincoln—or any president—simply as either a hero or a villain. …
Jefferson's Landmark Deal
The Politics of the Louisiana Purchase
Inbunden, 2026
1177 kr
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In this concise history of the Louisiana Purchase, renowned presidential scholar Lara M. Brown explores how Thomas Jefferson’s skilled diplomacy and political strategy helped secure the historic bargain and changed the course of American history.Thomas Jefferson is one of the more inscrutable …
Jefferson's Landmark Deal
The Politics of the Louisiana Purchase
Häftad, 2026
294 kr
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In this concise history of the Louisiana Purchase, renowned presidential scholar Lara M. Brown explores how Thomas Jefferson’s skilled diplomacy and political strategy helped secure the historic bargain and changed the course of American history.Thomas Jefferson is one of the more inscrutable …
Losing the Good War
Obama and Afghanistan
Av Sarah Burns, Robert Haswell
Inbunden, 2026
1143 kr
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A clear-eyed look at how political pressures and military influences led President Obama to significantly increase US involvement in the War in Afghanistan, even as the prospects for success seemed increasingly dim.Barack Obama entered the White House in 2009 with a mandate to end the wars and …
Losing the Good War
Obama and Afghanistan
Av Sarah Burns, Robert Haswell
Häftad, 2026
259 kr
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A clear-eyed look at how political pressures and military influences led President Obama to significantly increase US involvement in the War in Afghanistan, even as the prospects for success seemed increasingly dim.Barack Obama entered the White House in 2009 with a mandate to end the wars and …
Read My Lips
George H. W. Bush and the 1990 Budget Agreement
Inbunden, 2026
1613 kr
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The full story behind the six words that reshaped Republican fiscal politics——and still haunt American governance today.“Read my lips: no new taxes.” With that electrifying pledge at the 1988 Republican National Convention, George H. W. Bush sealed his nomination and unified a party. The promise …
Read My Lips
George H. W. Bush and the 1990 Budget Agreement
Häftad, 2026
510 kr
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The full story behind the six words that reshaped Republican fiscal politics——and still haunt American governance today.“Read my lips: no new taxes.” With that electrifying pledge at the 1988 Republican National Convention, George H. W. Bush sealed his nomination and unified a party. The promise …
