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UNINA9910819540103321 |
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Autore |
Walsh Kenneth T. |
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Titolo |
Prisoners of the White House : The Isolation of America's Presidents and the Crisis of Leadership |
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Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , [2015] |
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©2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-317-25347-7 |
1-315-63258-6 |
1-317-25346-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (265 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Presidents - United States |
Presidents - United States - Social life and customs |
Political leadership - United States |
United States Politics and government |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction Trapped in "The Bubble"; Part I Four Who Lost the People; Chapter One Lyndon B. Johnson From Outreach to Isolation; Chapter Two Richard Nixon In the Bunker; Chapter Three Jimmy Carter Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes; Chapter Four George H.W. Bush Missing the Obvious; Part II Two Defiant Princes; Chapter Five John F. Kennedy and George W. Bush Strange Bedfellows; Part III Five Who Stayed Connected; Chapter Six Franklin D. Roosevelt Reading the Nation's Pulse with Eleanor |
Chapter Seven Harry Truman Connected to EverymanChapter Eight Ronald Reagan Middle-Class Roots; Chapter Nine Bill Clinton Escapes from Disaster; Chapter Ten Barack Obama Beyond the Beltway; Part IV From Wizards to Chicken Peddlers; Chapter Eleven The Wizards of the White House; Chapter Twelve Breaking Out of the Bubble; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Prisoners of the White House looks at the isolation experienced by presidents of the United States in the White House, a habitat almost |
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