The Man in the White House: His Powers and Duties - Hardcover

Binkley, Professor Wilfred E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801800714 ISBN 13: 9780801800719

Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1959

Synopsis

The Constitution of the United States says little about the president's specific duties other than the enforcement of the laws of the land. Combining brilliant scholarship with a lively style, this book reveals how deep-seated forces, inherent in American society and affecting the presidency for over two centuries, have transformed the office created by the framers of the Constitution into the complex, powerful, and responsible institution it is today.

The administrations of the "strong" presidents have added to the powers and duties of the office as we know them. In addition, such social and political forces as the growth of political parties, economic and geographic expansion, and the changing nature of the national government have all had their influence on the presidency. These processes are historically traced by the author and illustrated by vivid examples of how they worked in the case of such holders of the office as Washington, Jackson, Polk, Lincoln, the two Roosevelts, and Eisenhower.

Every chapter of the book brings a fresh and authoritative approach to an office and an institution that is the subject of searching debates today.

About this title

About the Author:

Wilfred E. Binkley is the author of A Grammar of American Politics: The National Government.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 1959
• ISBN 10: 0801800714
• ISBN 13: 9780801800719
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320