Presidents and the Presidency Essays by Stephen Hess |
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| Author:
| Hess, Stephen |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8157-9116-4 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1995 |
| Publisher: | Brookings Institution Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $24.99 |
Book Description:
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This book contains a collection of Stephen Hess's best essays on the presidency. Written over a fifteen year period, the essays selected are just as relevant today as when they were first published. Each essay says something useful about the office of the presidency or a specific president.
The book includes:
*"Presidential Qualities," originally published when Richard Nixon was president, addresses the characteristics we should want in a chief executive...
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This book contains a collection of Stephen Hess's best essays on the presidency. Written over a fifteen year period, the essays selected are just as relevant today as when they were first published. Each essay says something useful about the office of the presidency or a specific president.
The book includes:
*"Presidential Qualities," originally published when Richard Nixon was president, addresses the characteristics we should want in a chief executive regardless of whether or not we agree with him.
*"Why Great Men Are Not Chosen Presidents: Lord Bryce Revisited" asks whether changes in the process by which we select presidential candidates would result in different kinds of people seeking office.
*"Toward a More Functional Presidency," written after Watergate, rethinks the appropriate role of the president and offers a job description.