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The Resource Fit for the presidency? : winners, losers, what-ifs, and also-rans, Seymour Morris Jr

Fit for the presidency? : winners, losers, what-ifs, and also-rans, Seymour Morris Jr

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Summary
Every four years Americans embark on the ultimate carnival, the Super Bowl of democracy: a presidential election campaign filled with endless speeches, debates, handshakes, and passion. But what about the candidates themselves? In Fit for the Presidency? Seymour Morris Jr. applies an executive recruiter's approach to fifteen presidential prospects from 1789 to 1980, analyzing their résumés and references to determine their fitness for the job. Were they qualified? How real were their actual accomplishments? Could they be trusted, or were their campaign promises unrealistic? The result is a fresh and original look at a host of contenders from George Washington to William McAdoo, from DeWitt Clinton to Ronald Reagan. Gone is the fluff of presidential campaigns, replaced by broad perspective and new insights on candidates seeking the nation's highest office
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xii, 387 pages
Contents
  • Introduction: what our founding fathers looked for in a potential president
  • George Washington, 1789
  • DeWitt Clinton, 1812
  • William Henry Harrison, 1840
  • Abraham Lincoln, 1860
  • Jefferson Davis, 1861
  • Samuel J. Tilden, 1876
  • William Randolph Hearst, 1904
  • William Gibbs McAdoo, 1920
  • Herbert Hoover, 1928
  • Wendell Willkie, 1940
  • George C. Marshall, 1944
  • Henry A. Wallace, 1948
  • Barry Goldwater, 1964
  • Robert F. Kennedy, 1968
  • Ronald Reagan, 1980
  • Conclusion: appraising the candidate
Isbn
9781612348506
Instance
Label
Fit for the presidency? : winners, losers, what-ifs, and also-rans
Title
Fit for the presidency?
Title remainder
winners, losers, what-ifs, and also-rans
Statement of responsibility
Seymour Morris Jr
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Every four years Americans embark on the ultimate carnival, the Super Bowl of democracy: a presidential election campaign filled with endless speeches, debates, handshakes, and passion. But what about the candidates themselves? In Fit for the Presidency? Seymour Morris Jr. applies an executive recruiter's approach to fifteen presidential prospects from 1789 to 1980, analyzing their résumés and references to determine their fitness for the job. Were they qualified? How real were their actual accomplishments? Could they be trusted, or were their campaign promises unrealistic? The result is a fresh and original look at a host of contenders from George Washington to William McAdoo, from DeWitt Clinton to Ronald Reagan. Gone is the fluff of presidential campaigns, replaced by broad perspective and new insights on candidates seeking the nation's highest office
Biography type
collective biography
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Morris, Seymour
Dewey number
973.09/9
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
JK524
LC item number
.M67 2016
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Presidential candidates
  • Presidential candidates
  • United States
Target audience
adult
Label
Fit for the presidency? : winners, losers, what-ifs, and also-rans, Seymour Morris Jr
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: what our founding fathers looked for in a potential president -- George Washington, 1789 -- DeWitt Clinton, 1812 -- William Henry Harrison, 1840 -- Abraham Lincoln, 1860 -- Jefferson Davis, 1861 -- Samuel J. Tilden, 1876 -- William Randolph Hearst, 1904 -- William Gibbs McAdoo, 1920 -- Herbert Hoover, 1928 -- Wendell Willkie, 1940 -- George C. Marshall, 1944 -- Henry A. Wallace, 1948 -- Barry Goldwater, 1964 -- Robert F. Kennedy, 1968 -- Ronald Reagan, 1980 -- Conclusion: appraising the candidate
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xii, 387 pages
Immediate source of acquisition
LSC
Isbn
9781612348506
Lccn
2016012184
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • 1813927
  • 845645
Label
Fit for the presidency? : winners, losers, what-ifs, and also-rans, Seymour Morris Jr
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: what our founding fathers looked for in a potential president -- George Washington, 1789 -- DeWitt Clinton, 1812 -- William Henry Harrison, 1840 -- Abraham Lincoln, 1860 -- Jefferson Davis, 1861 -- Samuel J. Tilden, 1876 -- William Randolph Hearst, 1904 -- William Gibbs McAdoo, 1920 -- Herbert Hoover, 1928 -- Wendell Willkie, 1940 -- George C. Marshall, 1944 -- Henry A. Wallace, 1948 -- Barry Goldwater, 1964 -- Robert F. Kennedy, 1968 -- Ronald Reagan, 1980 -- Conclusion: appraising the candidate
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xii, 387 pages
Immediate source of acquisition
LSC
Isbn
9781612348506
Lccn
2016012184
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • 1813927
  • 845645

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