Description |
xi, 342 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
A crisis of his own contrivance : Andrew Jackson's break with John C. Calhoun / Daniel Feller -- "I am president" : John Tyler, presidential succession, the crisis of legitimacy, and the defense of presidential power / Aaron Scott Crawford -- Personal loss and Franklin Pierce's presidency / Michael F. Holt -- Abraham Lincoln and the death of his son Willie / Michael Burlingame -- "One long wilderness of despair" : Woodrow Wilson's stroke and the League of Nations / Thomas J. Knock -- Calvin Coolidge : "when he went the power and the glory of the presidency went with him" / Amity Shlaes -- The splendid deception of "Doctor" Roosevelt / Frank Costigliola -- The Kennedy family through sickness and death / David Nasaw -- Lyndon Johnson at home and abroad / Randall B. Woods -- A depressed and self-destructive president : Richard Nixon in the White House / Jeremi Suri -- Governing during a time of crisis : the Reagan presidency / Kiron K. Skinner -- The Clintons : the politics of the personal / William Chafe. |
Summary |
Life does not stop simply because someone becomes president. Death, illness, sadness, and scandal affect every president and his family--often during their time in office. Yet the work of the nation and the pressures of the job do not cease simply because a president suffers, though their reaction, suffering, and perseverance often alters the course of American history. |
Subject |
Presidents -- United States -- Health -- Case studies.
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Presidents -- United States -- Psychology -- Case studies.
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Presidents -- United States -- Decision making -- Case studies.
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Political corruption -- United States -- Case studies.
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Political corruption. (OCoLC)fst01069240
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Presidents -- Decision making.
(OCoLC)fst01075743
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Presidents -- Health.
(OCoLC)fst01075765
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Presidents -- Psychology.
(OCoLC)fst01075795
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Genre/Form |
Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
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Added Author |
Engel, Jeffrey A., editor.
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Knock, Thomas J., editor.
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ISBN |
9780190650759 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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0190650753 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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9780190650766 (Updf) |
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0190650761 (Updf) |
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9780190650773 (Epub) |
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019065077X (Epub) |
Standard No. |
40027046231 |
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