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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812354603321

Autore

Leuchtenburg William E.

Titolo

In the shadow of FDR : from Harry Truman to Barack Obama / / William E. Leuchtenburg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : Cornell University Press, , 2009

©1983

ISBN

0-8014-6257-6

0-8014-7568-6

0-8014-6258-4

Edizione

[Fourth edition, revised and updated.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (432 p.)

Disciplina

973.9

Soggetti

Presidents - United States - History - 20th century

United States Politics and government 1945-1989

United States Politics and government 1989-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Harry Truman -- 2. First Republican Interlude: Dwight D. Eisenhower -- 3. John F. Kennedy -- 4. Lyndon B. Johnson -- 5. Second Republican Interlude: Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford -- 6. Jimmy Carter -- 7. Ronald Reagan -- 8. Waiting for Franklin D. -- 9. Twilight -- 10. Franklin Delano Obama -- Epilogue -- Sources -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

A ghost has inhabited the Oval Office since 1945-the ghost of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. FDR's formidable presence has cast a large shadow on the occupants of that office in the years since his death, and an appreciation of his continuing influence remains essential to understanding the contemporary presidency. This new edition of In the Shadow of FDR has been updated to examine the presidency of George W. Bush and the first 100 days of the presidency of Barack Obama. The Obama presidency is evidence not just of the continuing relevance of FDR for assessing executive power but also of the salience of FDR's name in party politics and policy formulation.