The Personal President: Power Invested, Promise Unfulfilled

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Paperback
1986
$49.55

Looks at how the office of the presidency has changed, argues that the president has become too central to national politics, and suggests ways to restore the constitutional balance.

Synopsis

Looks at how the office of the presidency has changed, argues that the president has become too central to national politics, and suggests ways to restore the constitutional balance.

$49.55

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 02 Sep 1986
ISBN 10: 0801494265
ISBN 13: 9780801494260

Media Reviews

Mr. Lowi shrewdly describes the Presidency as an increasingly 'plebiscitary' office. Its occupant uses television and polls to commune directly with the masses. . . . He gives a fascinating reading of the founders' intentions regarding the Presidency. -Hendrik Hertzberg, New York Times Book Review
Lowi's writing style is seductive and his argument extremely persuasive. He addresses the concerns which most scholars have regarding the modern presidency, but he weaves those questions into a framework which reminds us that the office reflects the kind of political regime now in existence. This book. . . should be required reading for all students, undergraduate and graduate, who want to understand the historic transformation represented by The Personal President. -Presidential Studies Quarterly