The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office

by Jeremi Suri

Book Overview

A bold new history of the American presidency, arguing that the successful presidents of the past created unrealistic expectations for every president since JFK, with enormously problematic implications for American politics In The Impossible Presidency , celebrated historian Jeremi Suri charts the rise and fall of the American presidency, from the limited role envisaged by the Founding Fathers to its current status as the most powerful job in the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465051731
• ISBN13: 9780465051731
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.9" x 9.3"