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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Choice Review     Library Journal Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Gerhardt, Michael J., 1956-     Subjects     Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862.     Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841.     Tyler, John, 1790-1862.     Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850.     Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874.     Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869.     Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886.     Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908.     Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901.     Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.     Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933.     Carter, Jimmy, 1924-     Presidents -- United States -- Biography.     Presidents -- United States -- History.     Executive power -- United States -- History.     Constitutional history -- United States.     United States -- Politics and government.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Gerhardt, Michael J., 1956-       by title:      The forgotten presid...       by call number:      973.099 G368f     Search the Web     Gerhardt, Michael J., 1956-     Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862.     Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841.     Tyler, John, 1790-1862.     Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850.     Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874.     Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869.     Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886.     Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908.     Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901.     Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.     Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933.     Carter, Jimmy, 1924-     Presidents -- United States -- Biography.     Presidents -- United States -- History.     Executive power -- United States -- History.     Constitutional history -- United States.     United States -- Politics and government.       MARC Display

The forgotten presidents : their untold constitutional legacy / Michael J. Gerhardt. by Gerhardt, Michael J., 1956- Oxford University Press, c2013. Call #: 973.099 G368f Subjects Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862.   Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841.   Tyler, John, 1790-1862.   Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850.   Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874.   Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869.   Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886.   Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908.   Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901.   Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.   Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933.   Carter, Jimmy, 1924-   Presidents -- United States -- Biography.   Presidents -- United States -- History.   Executive power -- United States -- History.   Constitutional history -- United States.   United States -- Politics and government. ISBN:  9780199967797 (hc.) 0199967792 (hc.) Description:  xxi, 313 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-300) and index. Contents:  Martin Van Buren -- William Henry Harrison -- John Tyler -- Zachary Taylor -- Millard Fillmore -- Franklin Pierce -- Chester Arthur -- Grover Cleveland (1) -- Benjamin Harrison -- Grover Cleveland (2) -- William Howard Taft -- Calvin Coolidge -- Jimmy Carter. Summary:  "Their names linger in memory mainly as punch lines, synonyms for obscurity: Millard Fillmore, Chester Arthur, Calvin Coolidge. They conjure up not the White House so much as a decaying middle school somewhere in New Jersey. But many forgotten presidents, writes Michael J. Gerhardt, were not weak or ineffective. They boldly fought battles over constitutional principles that resonate today. Gerhardt, one of our leading legal experts, tells the story of The Forgotten Presidents. He surveys thirteen administrations in chronological order, from Martin Van Buren to Franklin Pierce to Jimmy Carter, distinguishing political failures from their constitutional impact. Again and again, he writes, they defied popular opinion to take strong stands. Martin Van Buren reacted to an economic depression by withdrawing federal funds from state banks in an attempt to establish the controversial independent treasury system. His objective was to shrink the federal role in the economy, but also to consolidate his power to act independently as president. Prosperity did not return, and he left office under the shadow of failure. Grover Cleveland radically changed his approach in his second (non-consecutive) term. Previously he had held back from interference with lawmakers; on his return to office, he aggressively used presidential power to bend Congress to his will. Now seen as an asterisk, Cleveland consolidated presidential authority over appointments, removals, vetoes, foreign affairs, legislation, and more. Jimmy Carter, too, proves surprisingly significant. In two debt-ceiling crises and battles over the Panama Canal treaty, affirmative action, and the First Amendment, he demonstrated how the presidency's inherent capacity for efficiency and energy gives it an advantage in battles with Congress, regardless of popularity. Incisive, myth-shattering, and compellingly written, this book shows how even obscure presidents championed the White House's prerogatives and altered the way we interpret the Constitution"--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Sackville Public Library Adult Nonfiction 973.099 G368f Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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