The Cabinet: George Washington And Creation Of An American Institution Lindsay M Chervinsky Harvard University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

Winner Of The Daughters American Revolution’s Excellence In History Book Awardwinner Thomas J Wilson Memorial Prize“Cogent Lucid And Concise…An Indispensable Guide To Creation Cabinet…Groundbreaking…We Can Now Have A Much Greater Appreciation This Essential Institution One Major Legacies George Washington’s Enlightened Statecraft ” —Ron Chernowon November 26 1791 Washington Convened His Department Secretaries—Alexander Hamilton Jefferson Henry Knox Edmund Randolph—For First Cabinet Meeting Why Did He Wait Two Half Years Into Presidency Call Cabinet? Because Us Constitution Not Create Or Provide For Such Body Faced With Diplomatic Crises Domestic Insurrection Constitutional Challenges—And Finding Congressional Help Distinctly Lacking—He Decided Needed Group Advisors Could Turn Guidance Authoritative Compulsively Readable Reveals Far-Reaching Consequences Decision Dismay Tensions Between Sharpened Partisan Divides Contributing Development Party System As An Increasingly Recalcitrant Congress Came Treat Private Advisory Greatly Expanding Role Executive Branch Indelibly Transforming “Important Illuminating…An Original Angle Vision On Foundations Something We All Take Granted —Jon Meacham“Fantastic…A Compelling Story —New Criterion“Helps Understand Pivotal Moments 1790S Independent Effective —Wall Street Journal Σελίδες: 432 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0208 Διαστάσεις: 14X14Cm