03189nam 2200517 450 991016492710332120170413113016.00-19-065077-X0-19-065078-80-19-065076-1(CKB)3710000001064461(MiAaPQ)EBC4811944(StDuBDS)EDZ0001653760(EXLCZ)99371000000106446120170310h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierWhen life strikes the president scandal, death, and illness in the White House /edited by Jeffrey A. Engel and Thomas J. KnockNew York, NY :Oxford University Press,2017.1 online resource (361 pages) illustrationsIncludes index.0-19-065075-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.A crisis of his own contrivance : Andrew Jackson's break with John C. Calhoun / Daniel Feller -- "I am president" : John Tyler, presidential succession, the crisis of legitimacy, and the defense of presidential power / Aaron Scott Crawford -- Personal loss and Franklin Pierce's presidency / Michael F. Holt -- Abraham Lincoln and the death of his son Willie / Michael Burlingame -- "One long wilderness of despair" : Woodrow Wilson's stroke and the League of Nations / Thomas J. Knock -- Calvin Coolidge : "when he went the power and the glory of the presidency went with him" / Amity Shlaes -- The splendid deception of "Doctor" Roosevelt / Frank Costigliola -- The Kennedy family through sickness and death / David Nasaw -- Lyndon Johnson at home and abroad / Randall B. Woods -- A depressed and self-destructive president : Richard Nixon in the White House / Jeremi Suri -- Governing during a time of crisis : the Reagan presidency / Kiron K. Skinner -- The Clintons : the politics of the personal / William Chafe.Life does not stop simply because someone becomes president. Death, illness, sadness, and scandal affect every president and his family - often during their time in office. Yet the work of the nation and the pressures of the job do not cease simply because a president suffers, though their reaction, suffering, and perseverance often alters the course of American history. Thus, the volume reveals alternately the frailty, the humanity, and the strength of character of the twelve presidents under scrutiny.PresidentsUnited StatesHealthCase studiesPresidentsUnited StatesPsychologyCase studiesPresidentsUnited StatesDecision makingCase studiesPolitical corruptionUnited StatesCase studiesPresidentsHealthPresidentsPsychologyPresidentsDecision makingPolitical corruption973.099Engel Jeffrey A.Knock Thomas J.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910164927103321When life strikes the president2895767UNINA