Presidents Above Party: The First American Presidency, 1789-1829

by RalphL.Ketcham (Author)

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  Paperback
  1987

  $58.40

  George Washington's vision was a presidency free of party, a republican, national office that would transcend faction. That vision would remain strong in the administrations of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, and John Quincy Adams, yet disappear under Andrew Jackson and his successors. This book is a comprehensive study of the early presidency and the ideals behind it.