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Which one was the tallest? Which one fought a duel? Which had liquor smuggled into the White House during Prohibition? And why is the president even called the president in the first place? From periwigs and knee breeches to the 24-hour news cycle and presidential Tweets, the fascinating and colorful stories of the 45 incumbents are a powerful lens through which to view U.S. history and get insight into the present.
Taking readers on a fact-filled journey through two centuries, this book examines how each individual obtained their dream (or nightmare) position, what they stood for (or against), achieved (or didn't), and how their actions affected the country--for better or worse. And--remembering that presidents are people too--it shows how the personal really can be political, exploring how each president's vision, strengths, and foibles helped or hindered them in building the country and their own legacy.
* Accessible biographies of all presidents
* Sidebars, timelines, and photos
* Lists of best and worst administrations
* Bonus online content, including quizzes galore to help build retention
Whether you're a student, a history buff--or are even interested in becoming president yourself one day--U. S. Presidents For Dummies is the perfect guide to what it takes to be leader of the free world, who has stepped up to that challenge, and how those personal histories can help us understand yesterday's, today's, and even tomorrow's union.
Which one was the tallest? Which one fought a duel? Which had liquor smuggled into the White House during Prohibition? And why is the president even called the president in the first place? From periwigs and knee breeches to the 24-hour news cycle and presidential Tweets, the fascinating and colorful stories of the 45 incumbents are a powerful lens through which to view U.S. history and get insight into the present.
Taking readers on a fact-filled journey through two centuries, this book examines how each individual obtained their dream (or nightmare) position, what they stood for (or against), achieved (or didn't), and how their actions affected the country--for better or worse. And--remembering that presidents are people too--it shows how the personal really can be political, exploring how each president's vision, strengths, and foibles helped or hindered them in building the country and their own legacy.
* Accessible biographies of all presidents
* Sidebars, timelines, and photos
* Lists of best and worst administrations
* Bonus online content, including quizzes galore to help build retention
Whether you're a student, a history buff--or are even interested in becoming president yourself one day--U. S. Presidents For Dummies is the perfect guide to what it takes to be leader of the free world, who has stepped up to that challenge, and how those personal histories can help us understand yesterday's, today's, and even tomorrow's union.
Marcus A. Stadelmann, PhD, is a Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Political Science and History at the University of Texas at Tyler. He received his PhD from the University of California at Riverside and has subsequently taught at universities in California, Utah, and Texas.
Introduction 1
About This Book 1
Conventions Used in This Book 2
Icons Used in This Book 3
Beyond the Book 3
Where to Go from Here 4
Part 1: Understanding U.S. Presidents 5
Chapter 1: Presidents and the Presidency 7
Establishing the First U.S. Government 7
Facing problems 8
Writing a constitution 8
Drawing up the presidency 9
Interpreting presidential powers 12
Examining Presidential Influence on the Presidency 12
Challenging Congress: Andrew Jackson 13
Creating the imperial presidency: Franklin Roosevelt 13
Dethroning the imperial presidency: Richard Nixon 14
Restoring the imperial presidency: George W Bush 15
Perfecting the Power to Shape Public Opinion 16
Persuading the people 16
Making use of the media 16
Performing Many Roles: Today's President 18
Chapter 2: Presidential Rankings and Evaluations 19
Evaluating the Presidents 20
Policy leadership 21
Crisis management 21
Presidential appointments 22
Foreign standing 22
Character and integrity 23
Public persuasion 23
Presidential vision 24
Ranking U.S Presidents 24
Explaining results 26
Changing rankings over time 27
Part 2: Starting with Known Quantities: Washington to John Quincy Adams 29
Chapter 3: Starting Well with George Washington 31
Washington's Early Career 31
Proving his prowess in the military 33
Turning to politics 33
Fighting for Independence 34
Designing the New Country 36
President George Washington (1789-1797) 36
Dealing with the Issues of the Day 37
Passing the Bill of Rights 38
Splitting into two parties 39
Running unopposed for a second term 40
Establishing a policy of neutrality 41
Quelling civil strife 41
Stepping Down 42
Retiring Briefly 43
Chapter 4: The Authoritarian and the Philosopher: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson 45
Founding the Country and Almost Destroying It: John Adams 46
Adams's early career 46
Representing the new country 47
Running for president 49
President John Adams (1797-1801) 50
Losing the presidency in 1800 53
Master of Multitasking: Thomas Jefferson 54
Jefferson's early political career 55
President Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) 58
Keeping busy in retirement 61
Chapter 5: Prominent but Ineffective: Madison, Monroe, and John Quincy Adams 63
James Madison: From Founding Father to Presidential Flop 64
Madison's early career 65
Serving in Congress 67
Returning to national politics 68
Fighting the British for the last time 68
Changing policies and retiring 69
Succeeding Abroad, Failing at Home: James Monroe 69
Monroe's early career 70
Serving well: Monroe's foreign policy 72
Serving not so well: Monroe's domestic policy 73
Running unopposed 74
Calling it quits after two terms 74
Like Father, Like Son: John Quincy Adams 75
Getting elected at home 76
Going back to Europe 76
Picked by the House 78
President John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) 78
Going back to Congress 79
Part 3: Enduring the Best and the Worst: Jackson to Buchanan 81
Chapter 6: Standing Firm: Andrew Jackson 83
Jackson's Early Career 83
Going to war 84
Saved by a political enemy 85
Suffering through the Stolen Election of 1824 86
President Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) 87
Dealing with states' rights and tariffs 88
Hating banks 89
Forcing Native Americans west 90
Getting tough with France 91
Cruising toward reelection 91
Deciding what to do with Texas 92
Reaching retirement 93
Chapter 7: Forgettable: Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, and Tyler 95
Martin Van Buren, Master of Politics 96
Going from law to politics 97
Establishing a political machine 98
Politicking at the national level 98
President Martin Van Buren (1837-1841) 101
Losing badly in 1840 102
Staging a minor comeback and retiring 103
The Founder of the Image Campaign: William Henry Harrison 103
Using politics and militia against Native Americans 104
Focusing on politics 105
President William Henry Harrison (1841-1841) 106
Stepping into the Presidency: John Tyler 107
Supporting states' rights and slavery 108
Balancing the ticket; becoming president 109
President John Tyler (1841-1845) 109
Dying a Confederate 110
Chapter 8: Dreaming of California: James K Polk 111
Young Hickory 111
Polk's Early Political Career 112
Texas to the Rescue 113
Keeping His Campaign Simple 114
President James Polk (1845-1849) 115
Establishing a treasury system 115
Expanding north and south 116
Winning the War but Losing the Battle 118
Choosing Not to Run Again 119
Chapter 9: Working Up to the Civil War: Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, and Buchanan 121
Trying to Preserve the Union: Zachary Taylor 122
Fighting Native Americans and Mexicans 122
President Zachary Taylor (1849-1850) 124
Serving for just one year 125
Making Things Worse: Millard Fillmore 125
Fillmore's early career 126
President Millard Fillmore (1850-1853) 127
Turning racist 128
Sympathizing with the South: Franklin Pierce 128
A Northern Democrat with a Southern soul 129
Pierce's early political career 129
President Franklin Pierce (1853-1857) 130
Controversial to the end 132
Failing to Save the Union: James Buchanan 132
Buchanan's early career 134
President James Buchanan (1857-1861) 134
Sitting by through secession 136
Part 4: Becoming a Force in the World: Lincoln to Hoover 137
Chapter 10: Preserving the Union: Abraham Lincoln 139
Lincoln's Early Political Career 140
Getting ready for the national level 141
Studying law on the side 141
A Star Is Born 142
Annoying everyone 142
Voting his conscience on slavery 143
Debating his way to national prominence 143
President Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) 144
Dealing with secession 146
Confronting the Confederacy 147
The Civil War 147
Issuing the Emancipation Proclamation 149
Motivating the Confederacy 150
Drafting soldiers: North and South 151
Addressing the crowds at Gettysburg 152
Lincoln's Short Second Term 153
Offering terms of surrender 154
Serving briefly 154
Chapter 11: Reconstructing the Country: Johnson, Grant, and Hayes 155
From Poverty to the Presidency: Andrew Johnson 156
Getting into politics: Johnson's early career 156
Acting on his prejudices 157
President Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) 158
Enter a War Hero: Ulysses Simpson Grant 162
Grant's early career 163
Becoming a war hero 164
Entering politics 165
President Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 165
Passing on a third term 166
Corruption Leads to an Uncorrupt President: Rutherford Birchard Hayes 167
Hayes's early career 167
Governing Ohio 168
President Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1877-1881) 168
Chapter 12: Closing Out the Century: Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, and Benjamin Harrison 173
A Promising President Is Assassinated: James Abram Garfield 174
Garfield's early political career 174
President James Abram Garfield (1881-1881) 175
Being assassinated 176
The Unexpected President: Chester Alan Arthur 177
Arthur's early political career 178
Staging the comeback of his life 178
President Chester Alan Arthur (1881-1885) 179
Making History by Serving Nonconsecutive Terms: Grover Cleveland 180
Cleveland's early political career 181
President Stephen Grover Cleveland (1885-1889 and 1893-1897) 182
Serving again 184
Retiring to Princeton 186
The Spoiled Republican: Benjamin Harrison 186
Harrison's early political career 186
President Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) 189
Losing in 1892 190
Returning to his legal career 190
Chapter 13: Influencing the World: McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Taft 191
Discarding Isolationism: William McKinley 192
Being a loyal Republican 192
President William McKinley (1897-1901) 194
Getting reelected and assassinated 196
Building a Strong Foreign Policy: Theodore Roosevelt 197
Becoming governor of New York and vice president 200
President Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) 200
Winning reelection in 1904 203
Saying no to a third term 204
Becoming a Bull Moose 205
Retiring for good 206
The President Who Hated Politics: William Howard Taft (1909-1913) 206
Taft's early career 208
President William Howard Taft (1909-1913) 209
Beating the odds and accomplishing quite a bit 210
Losing the presidency, gaining the Supreme Court 210
Chapter 14: Protecting Democracy: Woodrow Wilson 213
Studying Government 213
Breaking into Politics in New Jersey 215
Governing New Jersey 215
Running for president in 1912 216
President Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) 216
Managing the media 218
Establishing a moral foreign policy 219
Being Drawn into the War 221
Winning reelection and preparing for war 222
Entering World War I 223
Getting...
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Regionalgeschichte |
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | 480 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781119654537 |
| ISBN-10: | 111965453X |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 1W119654530 |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Stadelmann, Marcus A. |
| Hersteller: | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Maße: | 236 x 192 x 27 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Marcus A. Stadelmann |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 09.04.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 0,899 kg |
Marcus A. Stadelmann, PhD, is a Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Political Science and History at the University of Texas at Tyler. He received his PhD from the University of California at Riverside and has subsequently taught at universities in California, Utah, and Texas.
Introduction 1
About This Book 1
Conventions Used in This Book 2
Icons Used in This Book 3
Beyond the Book 3
Where to Go from Here 4
Part 1: Understanding U.S. Presidents 5
Chapter 1: Presidents and the Presidency 7
Establishing the First U.S. Government 7
Facing problems 8
Writing a constitution 8
Drawing up the presidency 9
Interpreting presidential powers 12
Examining Presidential Influence on the Presidency 12
Challenging Congress: Andrew Jackson 13
Creating the imperial presidency: Franklin Roosevelt 13
Dethroning the imperial presidency: Richard Nixon 14
Restoring the imperial presidency: George W Bush 15
Perfecting the Power to Shape Public Opinion 16
Persuading the people 16
Making use of the media 16
Performing Many Roles: Today's President 18
Chapter 2: Presidential Rankings and Evaluations 19
Evaluating the Presidents 20
Policy leadership 21
Crisis management 21
Presidential appointments 22
Foreign standing 22
Character and integrity 23
Public persuasion 23
Presidential vision 24
Ranking U.S Presidents 24
Explaining results 26
Changing rankings over time 27
Part 2: Starting with Known Quantities: Washington to John Quincy Adams 29
Chapter 3: Starting Well with George Washington 31
Washington's Early Career 31
Proving his prowess in the military 33
Turning to politics 33
Fighting for Independence 34
Designing the New Country 36
President George Washington (1789-1797) 36
Dealing with the Issues of the Day 37
Passing the Bill of Rights 38
Splitting into two parties 39
Running unopposed for a second term 40
Establishing a policy of neutrality 41
Quelling civil strife 41
Stepping Down 42
Retiring Briefly 43
Chapter 4: The Authoritarian and the Philosopher: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson 45
Founding the Country and Almost Destroying It: John Adams 46
Adams's early career 46
Representing the new country 47
Running for president 49
President John Adams (1797-1801) 50
Losing the presidency in 1800 53
Master of Multitasking: Thomas Jefferson 54
Jefferson's early political career 55
President Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) 58
Keeping busy in retirement 61
Chapter 5: Prominent but Ineffective: Madison, Monroe, and John Quincy Adams 63
James Madison: From Founding Father to Presidential Flop 64
Madison's early career 65
Serving in Congress 67
Returning to national politics 68
Fighting the British for the last time 68
Changing policies and retiring 69
Succeeding Abroad, Failing at Home: James Monroe 69
Monroe's early career 70
Serving well: Monroe's foreign policy 72
Serving not so well: Monroe's domestic policy 73
Running unopposed 74
Calling it quits after two terms 74
Like Father, Like Son: John Quincy Adams 75
Getting elected at home 76
Going back to Europe 76
Picked by the House 78
President John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) 78
Going back to Congress 79
Part 3: Enduring the Best and the Worst: Jackson to Buchanan 81
Chapter 6: Standing Firm: Andrew Jackson 83
Jackson's Early Career 83
Going to war 84
Saved by a political enemy 85
Suffering through the Stolen Election of 1824 86
President Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) 87
Dealing with states' rights and tariffs 88
Hating banks 89
Forcing Native Americans west 90
Getting tough with France 91
Cruising toward reelection 91
Deciding what to do with Texas 92
Reaching retirement 93
Chapter 7: Forgettable: Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, and Tyler 95
Martin Van Buren, Master of Politics 96
Going from law to politics 97
Establishing a political machine 98
Politicking at the national level 98
President Martin Van Buren (1837-1841) 101
Losing badly in 1840 102
Staging a minor comeback and retiring 103
The Founder of the Image Campaign: William Henry Harrison 103
Using politics and militia against Native Americans 104
Focusing on politics 105
President William Henry Harrison (1841-1841) 106
Stepping into the Presidency: John Tyler 107
Supporting states' rights and slavery 108
Balancing the ticket; becoming president 109
President John Tyler (1841-1845) 109
Dying a Confederate 110
Chapter 8: Dreaming of California: James K Polk 111
Young Hickory 111
Polk's Early Political Career 112
Texas to the Rescue 113
Keeping His Campaign Simple 114
President James Polk (1845-1849) 115
Establishing a treasury system 115
Expanding north and south 116
Winning the War but Losing the Battle 118
Choosing Not to Run Again 119
Chapter 9: Working Up to the Civil War: Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, and Buchanan 121
Trying to Preserve the Union: Zachary Taylor 122
Fighting Native Americans and Mexicans 122
President Zachary Taylor (1849-1850) 124
Serving for just one year 125
Making Things Worse: Millard Fillmore 125
Fillmore's early career 126
President Millard Fillmore (1850-1853) 127
Turning racist 128
Sympathizing with the South: Franklin Pierce 128
A Northern Democrat with a Southern soul 129
Pierce's early political career 129
President Franklin Pierce (1853-1857) 130
Controversial to the end 132
Failing to Save the Union: James Buchanan 132
Buchanan's early career 134
President James Buchanan (1857-1861) 134
Sitting by through secession 136
Part 4: Becoming a Force in the World: Lincoln to Hoover 137
Chapter 10: Preserving the Union: Abraham Lincoln 139
Lincoln's Early Political Career 140
Getting ready for the national level 141
Studying law on the side 141
A Star Is Born 142
Annoying everyone 142
Voting his conscience on slavery 143
Debating his way to national prominence 143
President Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) 144
Dealing with secession 146
Confronting the Confederacy 147
The Civil War 147
Issuing the Emancipation Proclamation 149
Motivating the Confederacy 150
Drafting soldiers: North and South 151
Addressing the crowds at Gettysburg 152
Lincoln's Short Second Term 153
Offering terms of surrender 154
Serving briefly 154
Chapter 11: Reconstructing the Country: Johnson, Grant, and Hayes 155
From Poverty to the Presidency: Andrew Johnson 156
Getting into politics: Johnson's early career 156
Acting on his prejudices 157
President Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) 158
Enter a War Hero: Ulysses Simpson Grant 162
Grant's early career 163
Becoming a war hero 164
Entering politics 165
President Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 165
Passing on a third term 166
Corruption Leads to an Uncorrupt President: Rutherford Birchard Hayes 167
Hayes's early career 167
Governing Ohio 168
President Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1877-1881) 168
Chapter 12: Closing Out the Century: Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, and Benjamin Harrison 173
A Promising President Is Assassinated: James Abram Garfield 174
Garfield's early political career 174
President James Abram Garfield (1881-1881) 175
Being assassinated 176
The Unexpected President: Chester Alan Arthur 177
Arthur's early political career 178
Staging the comeback of his life 178
President Chester Alan Arthur (1881-1885) 179
Making History by Serving Nonconsecutive Terms: Grover Cleveland 180
Cleveland's early political career 181
President Stephen Grover Cleveland (1885-1889 and 1893-1897) 182
Serving again 184
Retiring to Princeton 186
The Spoiled Republican: Benjamin Harrison 186
Harrison's early political career 186
President Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) 189
Losing in 1892 190
Returning to his legal career 190
Chapter 13: Influencing the World: McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Taft 191
Discarding Isolationism: William McKinley 192
Being a loyal Republican 192
President William McKinley (1897-1901) 194
Getting reelected and assassinated 196
Building a Strong Foreign Policy: Theodore Roosevelt 197
Becoming governor of New York and vice president 200
President Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) 200
Winning reelection in 1904 203
Saying no to a third term 204
Becoming a Bull Moose 205
Retiring for good 206
The President Who Hated Politics: William Howard Taft (1909-1913) 206
Taft's early career 208
President William Howard Taft (1909-1913) 209
Beating the odds and accomplishing quite a bit 210
Losing the presidency, gaining the Supreme Court 210
Chapter 14: Protecting Democracy: Woodrow Wilson 213
Studying Government 213
Breaking into Politics in New Jersey 215
Governing New Jersey 215
Running for president in 1912 216
President Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) 216
Managing the media 218
Establishing a moral foreign policy 219
Being Drawn into the War 221
Winning reelection and preparing for war 222
Entering World War I 223
Getting...
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Regionalgeschichte |
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | 480 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781119654537 |
| ISBN-10: | 111965453X |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 1W119654530 |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Stadelmann, Marcus A. |
| Hersteller: | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Maße: | 236 x 192 x 27 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Marcus A. Stadelmann |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 09.04.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 0,899 kg |
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