| Description |
xiv, 646 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The republican ideal of the post-presidency : Washington, Adams, and Jefferson -- From the republican to the democratic ideal of the post-presidency : Madison, Monroe, and Quincy Adams -- Former presidents as partisan politicians : Jackson, Van Buren, and Tyler -- Doughface former presidents : Fillmore, Pierce, and Buchanan -- Former presidents in an age of transition : Johnson and Grant -- Former presidents and the emergent modern presidency : Hayes, Cleveland I, and Harrison -- The post-presidency and the modern presidency : Cleveland II and Roosevelt -- Former presidents as symbols of an era : Taft, Wilson, and Coolidge -- The modern post-presidency : Hoover -- The office of ex-president : Truman -- The limits of the office of ex-president : Eisenhower and Johnson -- The mass marketing of the post-presidency : Nixon and Ford -- Citizen/politician of the world : Carter, Reagan -- Epilogue : Bush and Clinton. |
| Subject |
Ex-presidents -- United States -- History.
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Presidents -- Retirement -- United States -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780700618613 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0700618619 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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