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The audacity to win
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David Plouffe |
The architect of the Obama campaign reveals how it all happened— and how it will revolutionize our politicsDavid Plouffe not only led the effort that put Barack Obama in the White House, but he also … |
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Clinton's world
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William G. Hyland |
In this examination of Clinton's foreign policy - the first such book to cover all the global focal points of his administration to date - William G. Hyland shows the effects of combining this confus… |
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Our Revolution
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Bernie Sanders |
"When Bernie Sanders began his race for the presidency, it was considered by the political establishment and the media to be a "fringe" campaign, something not to be taken seriously. After all, he wa… |
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Presidential campaigns
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Paul F. Boller |
The author takes note of the serious side of elections even as he documents the frenzy and frolic. |
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Presidents, politics, and policy
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Erwin C. Hargrove |
This book argues that presidential power is a mixture of constitutional, cultural and political, and individual elements that manifest themselves in recurring historical cycles of politics and policy. |
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Abraham Lincoln, president-elect
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Larry D. Mansch |
"This work utilizes newspaper accounts from across America, journals and diaries of his contemporaries, and correspondence. Lincoln's speeches also appear here as they did in newspapers in 1860 and 1… |
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Tides of Consent
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James A. Stimson |
Politics is a trial in which those in government - and those who aspire to be - make proposals, debate alternatives, and pass laws. Then the jury of public opinion decides. It likes the proposals or … |
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"Mr. President"
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Unger, Harlow G. |
"Although the framers gave the president little authority, George Washington knew whatever he did would set precedents for generations of future leaders. To ensure their ability to defend the nation,… |
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Learning by voting
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Kenneth Williams - undifferentiated,Rebecca B. Morton |
"Learning by Voting presents a theoretical and empirical comparison of simultaneous voting elections with sequential voting. The authors investigate whether sequential voting elections, such as drawn… |
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The jewel of liberty
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David E. Long |
This provocative book, nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, marks a milestone in Civil War and Lincoln history. Dr. David E. Long, a professor of law and history, is the first to investigate deeply the … |
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Presidential elections
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Aaron Wildavsky,Nelson W. Polsby |
Describes and analyzes the process by which Presidents of the United States are nominated and elected, appraises voting behavior and the influence of nonparty, independent activists, and suggests pos… |
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Air Force One
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Kenneth T. Walsh |
This book is about American history as seen from a very unique vantage point – aboard the “flying White House” known as AIR FORCE ONE. It reveals fascinating and sometimes hilarious inside stories of… |
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The presidents, first ladies, and vice presidents
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Daniel C. Diller |
Highlights the private and public lives of some of the most celebrated figures in U.S. politics. |
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Founding Brothers
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Joseph J. Ellis |
In this landmark work of history, the National Book Award--winning author of American Sphinx explores how a group of greatly gifted but deeply flawed individuals--Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin,… |
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