The Modern American Presidency: Second Edition, Revised and Updated

by Lewis L. Gould (Author), Lewis L. Gould (Author), Lewis L. Gould (Author), Richard Norton Smith (Foreword)

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  Illustrated
  2009

  $28.66

  Offers a interpretive synthesis filled with intriguing insights into the presidency's evolution during America's rise to global prominence. This title traces the decline of the party system, the increasing importance of the media and its role in creating the president-as-celebrity, and the growth of the White House staff and executive bureaucracy.