LEADER 04644nam 2200745 450 001 9910460343503321 005 20210428210631.0 010 $a0-8014-7191-5 024 7 $a10.7591/9780801471919 035 $a(CKB)3710000000229950 035 $a(OCoLC)891397181 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10928471 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001335524 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12573668 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001335524 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11285905 035 $a(PQKB)10612748 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001516492 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3138655 035 $a(OCoLC)966762200 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse51857 035 $a(DE-B1597)478348 035 $a(OCoLC)890509327 035 $a(OCoLC)979756237 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780801471919 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3138655 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10928471 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL683636 035 $a(OCoLC)922998712 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000229950 100 $a20140916h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFor fear of an elective king $eGeorge Washington and the presidential title controversy of 1789 /$fKathleen Bartoloni-Tuazon 210 1$aIthaca, New York :$cCornell University Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (265 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a1-322-52354-1 311 0 $a0-8014-5298-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction: The Title Controversy and the Early Presidency --$t1. An "Improper Distinction of Ranks": The Persistence of Titles --$t2. The Third Body of Washington: Sovereignties in Confusion --$t3. Protecting the Presidency: A Republican Dilemma --$t4. Debating a "Doubtful Power": The Legislative Battle Engaged --$t5. "Strange Contradictions": The People Confront Status Distinction --$t6. A "Dangerous Vice": Leaders under Scrutiny --$tConclusion: The Path to American Democratic Leadership --$tAppendix --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aIn the spring of 1789, within weeks of the establishment of the new federal government based on the U.S. Constitution, the Senate and House of Representatives fell into dispute regarding how to address the president. Congress, the press, and individuals debated more than thirty titles, many of which had royal associations and some of which were clearly monarchical. For Fear of an Elective King is Kathleen Bartoloni-Tuazon's rich account of the title controversy and its meanings. The short, intense legislative phase and the prolonged, equally intense public phase animated and shaped the new nation's broadening political community. Rather than simply reflecting an obsession with etiquette, the question challenged Americans to find an acceptable balance between power and the people's sovereignty while assuring the country's place in the Atlantic world. Bartoloni-Tuazon argues that the resolution of the controversy in favor of the modest title of "President" established the importance of recognition of the people's views by the president and evidence of modesty in the presidency, an approach to leadership that fledged the presidency's power by not flaunting it. How the country titled the president reflected the views of everyday people, as well as the recognition by social and political elites of the irony that authority rested with acquiescence to egalitarian principles. The controversy's outcome affirmed the republican character of the country's new president and government, even as the conflict was the opening volley in increasingly partisan struggles over executive power. As such, the dispute is as relevant today as in 1789. 606 $aPresidents$zUnited States$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aForms of address$zUnited States$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aExecutive power$zUnited States$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aPolitical culture$zUnited States$xHistory$y18th century 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1789-1797 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPresidents$xHistory 615 0$aForms of address$xHistory 615 0$aExecutive power$xHistory 615 0$aPolitical culture$xHistory 676 $a973.4/1 700 $aBartoloni-Tuazon$b Kathleen$01042809 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460343503321 996 $aFor fear of an elective king$92467318 997 $aUNINA