02504nam 2200529 a 450 991082130580332120200520144314.00-87565-498-3(CKB)2560000000102237(EBL)1208913(OCoLC)847527324(SSID)ssj0000891201(PQKBManifestationID)11487621(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000891201(PQKBWorkID)10891150(PQKB)10697275(MiAaPQ)EBC1208913(MdBmJHUP)muse29123(Au-PeEL)EBL1208913(CaPaEBR)ebr10718010(CaONFJC)MIL495296(EXLCZ)99256000000010223720150303d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEssays on the presidents[electronic resource] principles, policies, and peccadillos /Paul F. Boller JrFort Worth, Tex. TCU Pressc20121 online resource (260 p.)Includes index.0-87565-443-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.The first American presidency, 1789-1829 -- The log cabin myth about American presidents -- Pennsylvania: the avenue of the presidents -- The story of presidential campaigns: from electioneering to stump-speaking -- No need to salute the troops, Sir -- To bigotry no sanction -- The campaign of 1852: a civilian beats a general -- Professional soldiers in the White House -- Religion in American presidential campaigns -- George Washington and civil supremacy -- George and the Quakers -- John Adams's marginal comments -- Jefferson's dreams for the future -- Thomas Jefferson and Tom Paine: aristocrat and democrat -- The Madisons: James and Dolley -- The gifted Abraham Lincoln -- Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression -- F.D.R. and the New Deal -- Truman in the White House -- The Eisenhower diaries -- The diversions of Lyndon Johnson -- Bush-speak -- Presidential wives: the quest for identity -- They really said it: quotes from the presidents and their wives.PresidentsUnited StatesUnited StatesPolitics and governmentPresidents973.09/9Boller Paul F1684903MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821305803321Essays on the presidents4069148UNINA