The American Presidency

by Clinton Rossiter

Book Overview

The American Presidency is one of the most popular books ever published on America's highest office. Clinton Rossiter's eloquent and insightful classic now appears with a substantial new introduction... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801835453
• ISBN13: 9780801835452
• Release Date: August 1987
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Sometimes dated, but always a fun read

Though this book was written close to 40 years ago, and though Rossiter knew nothing about the Kennedy assasination, Watergate, or Vietnam, this book makes bold predictions about the future of our country and our presidency with surprising accuracy. The book is written sometimes in a conversation-like tone that makes for easy reading, and the author (while incredibly knowledgable) makes no effort to talk over the readers head. It is a bit old though, and the type of analysis Rossiter uses (namely a constitutionalists point of view) is out-dated. However, it is an optimistic and inspiring book that every future president should read.