Contents
1. An emerging international presence: Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, 1901-20
2. The passive presidents: Harding, Coolidge and Hoover, 1921-32
3. The New Deal: FDR, the Great Depression and World War II, 1933-45
4. The 'Imperial Presidency': Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy, 1945-63
5. The limits of presidential power: Johnson and Nixon, 1963-73
6. Watergate: the presidency weakened: Nixon, Ford and Carter, 1972-80
7. 'Morning in America': recovery under Reagan, Bush and Clinton, 1981-2000
Exam skills and techniques
Biographical notes
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
