In the Absence of Power: Governing America

vii+339 pages with index. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/2") bound in original publisher's quarter black cloth with silver lettering to spine over blind stamped grey boards with the initial HJ in original jacket. First edition. Haynes Johnson takes the reader into the heart of the capital;, and in a compelling narrative tells the story of governmental crisis. His book, based on important and never-before-published conversations - with the President, congressional leaders, key bureaucrats in the federal agencies and ordinary citizens - is an authoritative, often surprising account of presidential leadership and presidential failure. Condition: Some spotting to fore edge pages, corners gently bumped. Jacket lightly soiled else aq very good copy in a near fine jacket.