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Popular leadership in the presidency : origins and practice / Karen S. Hoffman.

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While most research on the public presidency focuses on modern presidents, this book demonstrates how the structure of the executive encourages a connection with the public for all presidents. An examination of the first four presidents in Popular Leadership in the Presidency reveals their methods o...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Hoffman, Karen S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2010.
Subjects:
Washington, George, > 1732-1799.
Adams, John, > 1735-1826.
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826.
Madison, James, > 1751-1836.
Presidents > United States > History.
Presidents > United States > Public opinion.
United States > Politics and government > 1789-1815.
Public opinion > United States > History.
Political leadership > United States > History.
Adams, John, > 1735-1826
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826
Madison, James, > 1751-1836
Washington, George, > 1732-1799
Political leadership.
Politics and government
Presidents.
Presidents > Public opinion.
Public opinion.
United States.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • George Washington and the Whiskey Rebellion
  • John Adams and the XYZ Affair
  • Thomas Jefferson and the purchase of West Florida
  • James Madison and the War of 1812
  • Public opinion in early America.

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