The cabinet : George Washington and the creation of an American institution /

The US Constitution never established a presidential cabinet--the delegates to the Constitutional Convention explicitly rejected the idea. So how did George Washington create one of the most powerful bodies in the federal government? On November 26, 1791, George Washington convened his department se...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chervinsky, Lindsay M., 1988- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2020
Temas:
Washington, George, > 1732-1799 > Influence.
Hamilton, Alexander, > 1757-1804.
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826.
Knox, Henry, > 1750-1806.
Randolph, Edmund, > 1753-1813.
Washington, George, > 1732-1799
Randolph, Edmund, > 1753-1813
Knox, Henry, > 1750-1806
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826
Hamilton, Alexander, > 1757-1804
1700-1799
Cabinet officers > United States > History > 18th century.
Ministres > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
Politics and government
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Cabinet officers
United States > Politics and government > 1789-1797.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1789-1797.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Forged in war
  • The original team of rivals
  • Setting the stage
  • The early years
  • The cabinet emerges
  • A foreign challenge
  • A domestic threat
  • A cabinet in crisis

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