Presidential Transitions: Eisenhower Through Reagan

by Carl M. Brauer

Book Overview

Focusing on how five newly elected nonincumbent presidents since 1952--Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Carter, and Reagan--created their administrations, Brauer here offers a behind-the-scenes look at the transfer of power in the White House. His study reveals great men and women jockeying for position, presidents misleading appointees about their future role, and statesmanlike behavior as well as pettiness and petulance. Based on oral histories, manuscripts,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195056558
• ISBN13: 9780195056556
• Release Date: December 1988
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"