| Series |
A Borzoi book
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| Contents |
Part I. Precedents (for better and mostly worse): little gods on earth: monarchs and their governors; revolution and the retreat from executive authority -- Part II. Conjuring the office: first draft; second guesses; Gouverneur Morris's final push -- Part III. Field tests: selling the plan; the launch; Washington and the challenge to transcendent leadership; system failure: partisan politics and the election of 1800; Jefferson stretches the limits. |
| Abstract |
Offers the story of how the American presidency was shaped during the Constitutional Convention, in a history that includes Gouverneur Morris, James Madison, and George Washington, each trying to see his vision for the office of the president realized. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-309) and index. |
| LCCN | 2011033471 |
| ISBN | 9780307595270 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0307595277 (hardcover) |
