Patriot presidents

• Verfasst von: Leuchtenburg, William E. [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Patriot presidents
• Titelzusatz: from George Washington to John Quincy Adams
• Verf.angabe: William E. Leuchtenburg
• Verlagsort: New York, NY
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• E-Jahr: 2024
• Jahr: [2024]
• Umfang: 1 online resource
• Illustrationen: illustrations.
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Oxford scholarship online
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 10, 2024)
• ISBN: 978-0-19-759888-7
• DOI: doi:10.1093/oso/9780197598856.001.0001
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Druck-Ausgabe
• Sach-SW: Politics and Government
• Sach-SW: Public administration
• K10plus-PPN: 1897425511
• K10plus-PPN:
  Universitätsbibliothek
• Lokale URL UB: Zum Volltext

Abstract

The founding fathers of the United States created a unique institution, the presidency, as they were determined to authorize an effective chief executive but wary of monarchy. They endowed this office with broad prerogatives and power but hedged it in with limitations. The presidency that developed over the next generation, however, was fashioned less by the clauses in the Constitution than by the way that the first presidents responded to challenges such as sectional enmity and the vexing Napoleonic warfare that jeopardized maritime rights. 'Patriot Presidents' explores how the presidency took shape from the medley of clauses handed down to George Washington, who said, 'I walk on untrodden ground,' for virtually everything he did created a precedent. The book then follows the overwhelming challenges faced by his successors.