Patriot Presidents From George Washington to John Quincy Adams

Name: Patriot Presidents From George Washington to John Quincy Adams
Brand: Oxford University Press USA
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From George Washington to John Quincy Adams

By: William E. Leuchtenburg

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Hardcover | 29 October 2024

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232 Pages

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A nuanced account of the early leaders who shaped the American presidency

The founding fathers of the United States created a unique institution, the presidency, as they were determined to authorize an effective chief executive but wary of monarchy. They endowed this office with broad prerogatives and power but hedged it in with limitations. The presidency that developed over the next generation, however, was fashioned less by the clauses in the Constitution than by the way that the first presidents responded to challenges such as sectional enmity and the vexing Napoleonic warfare that jeopardized maritime rights.

Patriot Presidents explores how the presidency took shape from the medley of clauses handed down to George Washington, who said, "I walk on untrodden ground," for virtually everything he did created a precedent. It then follows the overwhelming challenges faced by his successors, from the austere John Adams who spoke passionately in favor of a strong executive, to Thomas Jefferson, a zealous advocate of American liberties, to James Madison, the creator of the first political party, and James Monroe, whose Monroe Doctrine protected the sovereignty of the Western Hemisphere. It concludes with John Quincy Adams, who could be called the prophet of the expansive twentieth-century state of the Square Deal, the New Deal, the Fair Deal, and the Great Society.

The esteemed American historian William E. Leuchtenburg invites readers to revisit the years after the birth of the republic, when Americans could take pride in leaders of ideals, high competence, and integrity who headed their government--chief executives who, though not unflawed, had an abiding commitment to the success of the vulnerable government that had emerged from the revolutionary cause to which they had devoted themselves.

Industry Reviews

"From one of the greatest American historians of our time comes this absorbing book of a lifetime. All gratitude to our national treasure William Leuchtenburg, because at this troubled political moment, our country could not need his wisdom and brilliance more." -- Michael Beschloss "I know of no one who has a greater grasp of the American presidency than William E. Leuchtenburg, who proves with each new book his mastery. Here is the beginning - the first six men who held the highest office in the land, and their landmark contributions to the machine we hope 'will go of itself' forever." -- Ken Burns, Filmmaker

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