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Title:
Where they stand : the American presidents in the eyes of voters and historians / Robert W. Merry.
Author:
Merry, Robert W., 1946-
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Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2012.
Call Number:
E176.1 .M468 2012
Abstract:
Merry examines how and why presidents succeed and fail by recounting the judgments of historians and comparing them to how the voters saw things.
Edition:
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
ISBN:
9781451625400

9781451625424

9781451625431
Physical Description:
xxii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Contents:
Introduction: The great white house rating game -- I. The historians -- The judgment of history -- The vagaries of history -- II. The people -- The making of the presidency -- The presidential referendum -- The judgment of the electorate -- The stain of failure -- III. The test of greatness -- War and peace -- Split-decision presidents -- Leaders of destiny -- IV. Reputations in flux -- Republican resurgence -- The post-Cold War presidents -- Conclusion: Clear and present danger.
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