Jim Cullen

Imperfect Presidents (eBook, ePUB)

Tales of Presidential Misadventure and Triumph

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

When people make bad decisions, odd remarks, and just plain silly mistakes, the results are sure to haunt them. But when these things happen to the president of the United States, they can change the course of history. In this clever portrait of the American presidency, Jim Cullen takes ten presidents down from their pedestals by examining key missteps in their careers--and how they transcended them. Examples include Abraham Lincoln smearing a preacher and rediscovering his religious vision in emancipating slaves; Lyndon Johnson's electoral fraud in his 1948 Senate race and his role in the signing of the Voting Rights Act; and Ronald Reagan's subversion of the Constitution in the Iran-Contra affair and affirmation of world peace in helping bring about the end of the Cold War. Targeting Republicans and Democrats alike, Cullen's insights are surprisingly timely and hugely entertaining.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: St. Martin's Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. März 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780230610743
• Artikelnr.: 38152939

Autorenporträt

Jim Cullen

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The President We Want
General Washington Fumbles His Glasses
Former President Adams Can't Stop Gagging
Former Congressman Lincoln Stubs His Toe
"Gentleman Boss" Arthur Bites the Hand that Feeds Him
Young Dude Roosevelt Makes a Grand Entrance
Less-Than-Frank Roosevelt Takes a Stand--on Crutches
"Landslide Lyndon" Destroys His Party
Jerry Ford Pardons a Crook
"Slick Willie" Gives Newt the Slip
President Bush Fumbles and Invasion
Conclusion: The President We Need