Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-263) and index.
Contents
The progressive era and the presidency -- The political education of Theodore Roosevelt: partisan loyalty, reform, and the politics of self-display -- Constructing leadership to make history: anti-trust and the navy -- The political education of William Howard Taft: toward a brilliant career -- Improvising for continuity: the tariff and the blow-up at interior -- The political education of Woodrow Wilson: interpretive leadership and expediency -- A parliamentary presidency: the tariff, bank reform, and anti-trust -- The progressive presidents and the modern presidency.
