Title

The American presidency : an intellectual history

Description

Historian Forrest McDonald's work on the history of the American presidency .

Identifier

478612

700606521

Creator

McDonald, Forrest

Source

Brian Lamb Booknotes Collection

Gift of Brian Lamb, 2011.

Catalog record

Language

eng

Date

1994

Program air date: May 15, 1994.

Publisher

University Press of Kansas

George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections & Archives

Subject

"Presidents--United States--History."

Relation

Original Booknotes interview

Rights

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Transcription of Annotations
Notes on half-title: VP and TT from different parties. Scandals in history. 1st term v. 2nd term for TT. Machiavelli-1513 The Prince. The Romans, John Locke, The Bible, Harding-print relations, Kennedy. Underlinings/notes: Underlinings: Role of presidency in history, influence of political philosophers such as: Machiavelli, Locke, Hume; authors such as Edward Gibbons. Lamb notes Washington's tirades, Jefferson's sense of obligation, failures/successes of subsequent presidents and changes in perceptions of the presidency. Notes: "Why this book?" "More power, less power." "No general history in modern times," "Not sanguine about the future of the presidency." "Monarchy, aristocracy, democracy." "Central power jealousy." "Tirades in private." "Rejected symbolic functions." "Endless small dinner parties." "Taney & the Supreme Court." "FDR and the institutional Presidency." "Sick unto death of their government." "McKinley had press room." "T.R. Bully pulpit." "Wilson introduced Press conf." "FDR most wiley and gifted." "TV Kennedy v. Nixon debate." "Garfield only house member elected." "Conversation with Nixon and author." "Caliber of people has declined since Geo. WASH."