Presidential Leadership at the Crossroads : William Howard Taft and the Modern Presidency /

"In Presidential Leadership at the Crossroads: William Howard Taft and the Modern Presidency, Michael J. Korzi examines Taft's presidency against the backdrop of early twentieth-century politics, placing particular emphasis on Taft's theory of presidential leadership. Though Taft'...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Korzi, Michael J., 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2021]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Taft, William H. > (William Howard), > 1857-1930.
Presidents.
Politics and government > Decision making.
Politics and government.
Political leadership.
Political culture.
Executive power.
Political culture > United States > History > 20th century.
Executive power > United States > Case studies.
Political leadership > United States > Case studies.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
United States.
United States > Politics and government > 1909-1913.
United States > Politics and government > Decision making > Case studies.
History.
Case studies.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: William Howard Taft and Presidential Leadership at the Crossroads
  • The Nomination of 1908: "Will Taft Be a President or a Proxy?"
  • The General Election of 1908: "So Great Was the Demand for the Candidate"
  • "Party Faith and Public Obligation": The Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act
  • Theodore Roosevelt and the New Nationalism: "A Threat That Would Startle Most Conservative Institutions"
  • "Well, I'm President": Taft's Use and Defense of the Veto in the Sixty-Second Congress
  • "You Believe in the Rule of Law Rather Than the Rule of Men": Taft and the Challenge of 1912
  • "Straightening Sticks That Are Bent": William Howard Taft and the Search for Moderate Presidential Leadership
  • Notes.

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