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Cargando... "Mr. President": George Washington and the Making of the Nation's Highest Office (2013)por Harlow Giles Unger
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Washington invented (1) the right of executive appointments; (2) the right of the president to control foreign policy; (3) the national bank; (4) the right of the president to send troops into conflict without a declaration of war; (5) the executive order without an act of Congress; (6) use of troops to enforce the laws; and (7) executive privilege according to the author. After Vietnam, Watergate, Iraq, etc. it is thought provoking to look at the origin of presidential power. ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
" Although the framers gave the president little authority, George Washington knew whatever he did would set precedents for generations of future leaders. To ensure their ability to defend the nation, he simply ignored the Constitution when he thought it necessary. In a revealing new look at the birth of American government, "Mr. President" describes Washington's presidency in a time of continual crisis, as rebellion and attacks by foreign enemies threatened to destroy this new nation. Constantly weighing preservation of the Union against preservation of individual liberties and states' rights, Washington assumed more power with each crisis. In a series of brilliant but unconstitutional maneuvers he forced Congress to cede control of the four pillars of executive power: war, finance, foreign affairs, and law enforcement. Drawing on rare documents and letters, Unger shows how Washington combined political cunning and sheer genius to seize ever-widening powers, impose law and order while ensuring individual freedom, and shape the office of President of the United States. "-- No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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