Books of Political Science / Political Process / Leadership
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The Presidency of George Washington
By Jack D. WarrenIn the first specialized study of thhe Washington presidency published in a generation, historian Jack D. Warren, Jr., outlines the first president's practical accomplishments; the establishment of the executive as...
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George Washington, America's Moral Exemplar
By Barbara Bennett PetersonAs the first president, George Washington initiated a number of precedents and was conscious that he was establishing traditions. He also saw himself as a moral exemplar and lived his...
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Winston Churchill: Statesman of the Century
By Robin NeillandsThis is the story of Winston Spencer Churchill, a man who a huge majority in England believe to be the greatest Briton of them all. Churchill was a soldier, journalist,...
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The Vice Presidency of the United States: Evolution of the Modern Office
By Harold Relyea, Charles V. ArjaThis book reviews the evolution of the modern vice presidency -- the historical events and developments that have contributed to the expansion of the office beyond its largely legislative branch...
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Questions of Controversy: The Kennedy Brothers
By Mel AytonQuestions of Controversy: The Kennedy Brothers
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You Won--now What?: How Americans Can Make Democracy Work from City Hall to the White House
By Christopher Riback, Taegan D. GoddardIn this book that promises to change how we view government, Taegan D. Goddard and Christopher Riback show that the solution to our stalled democracy lies not in reinventing the...
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From Mount Vernon to Crawford: A History of the Presidents and Their Retreats
By Kenneth T. WalshFrom the chief White House correspondent for U.S. News & World Report, a fascinating and unique look at our presidents' retreats, hideaways, and homes.In Air Force One, Kenneth T. Walsh...
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Executive Privilege: Presidential Power, Secrecy, and Accountability
By Mark J. RozellMark Rozell's Executive Privilege—called "the definitive contemporary work on the subject" by the Journal of Politics—is widely considered the best in-depth history and analysis of executive privilege and its relation...
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The Leadership Dilemma in Modern Democracy
By Kenneth Patrick RuscioIn one of the first attempts to link the expanding field of leadership studies with classic works in political theory, Kenneth Ruscio places the study of political leadership squarely within...
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Presidential Appointments to Full-time Positions
By Henry B. HogueThe Constitution empowers the president to nominate and, with 'the advice and consent of the Senate', to appoint the principal officers of the Unites States. This process is marked by...
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Lloyd George and Churchill: How Friendship Changed Politics
By Marvin RintalaWhen David Lloyd George and Winston Churchill began their long friendship, one of their numerous enemies nicknamed the new friends "the Heavenly Twins" after a set of gifted, irresponsible, and...
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The Papers of George Washington: Revolutionary War series
By George WashingtonVolume 17 of the Revolutionary War Series opens with Washington moving his army north from White Plains, New York, into new positions that ran from West Point to Danbury, Connecticut....