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When Life Strikes the President: Scandal, Death, and Illness in the White House
. Ed(S): Engel, Jeffrey A.; Knock, Thomas J.
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hardcover. Editor(s): Engel, Jeffrey A.; Knock, Thomas J. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFFH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
What happens when life, so to speak, strikes the President of the United States? How do presidents and their families cope with illness, personal loss, and scandal, and how have such personal crises affected a president's ability to lead, shaped presidential decision-making in critical moments, and perhaps even altered the course of events? In asking such questions, the essays in this volume -- written by twelve leading scholars noted for their expertise on their respective subjects -- reveal alternately the frailty, the humanity, and the strength of character of some of America's most controversial presidents. Three of them ... Read more
What happens when life, so to speak, strikes the President of the United States? How do presidents and their families cope with illness, personal loss, and scandal, and how have such personal crises affected a president's ability to lead, shaped presidential decision-making in critical moments, and perhaps even altered the course of events? In asking such questions, the essays in this volume -- written by twelve leading scholars noted for their expertise on their respective subjects -- reveal alternately the frailty, the humanity, and the strength of character of some of America's most controversial presidents. Three of them ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PR United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190650759
SKU
V9780190650759
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About . Ed(S): Engel, Jeffrey A.; Knock, Thomas J.
Jeffrey A. Engel is Director of the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University. Thomas J. Knock is Professor of History and Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor of Foreign Relations at Southern Methodist University.
Reviews for When Life Strikes the President: Scandal, Death, and Illness in the White House
All the essays are worthy, though two of them, Jeremi Suri's powerful account of Richard Nixon's depression as key to his increasingly erratic behavior and Daniel Feller's persuasive character study of Andrew Jackson, stand out....Highly recommended.
M.J. Birkner, CHOICE
As I emerge here, I regard this as an informative and rather provocative book. A number of its "case ... Read more
M.J. Birkner, CHOICE
As I emerge here, I regard this as an informative and rather provocative book. A number of its "case ... Read more