President and nation : the making of modern America /: the making of modern America. (2002)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John Kentleton.
• Other Names: Kentleton, John, 1941-
• Contents: The development of modern America : The rise of Theodore Roosevelt ; The nineteenth-century background ; Republicans and Democrats: Hamilton and Jefferson ; Theodore Roosevelt in the White House ; The progressive moment ; Woodrow Wilson and reform ; The United States goes to war ; Normalcy in the jazz age ; Herbert Hoover and the American system -- The achievement of liberalism : The emergence of Franklin Roosevelt ; The Democrats win power ; FDR enters the White House ; The New Deal ; The expansion of the presidency ; Liberals and conservatives ; Harry Truman continues the struggle ; Eisenhower Republicanism ; John Kennedy wins the presidency ; Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society -- The attainment of world power : The background to foreign policy ; Roosevelt and isolationism ; Roosevelt as wartime president ; Truman and the commitment to internationalism ; Eisenhower assumes control ; Kennedy the Cold War warrior ; The Vietnam War ; Nixon, Kissinger and the 1970s ; Ronald Reagan and anti-communism ; George Bush and a new world order ; Bill Clinton and the New Isolationism -- The resurgence of conservatism : The conservative conscience ; The turning conservative tide ; The election of 1968 ; Richard Nixon in the White House ; The imperial presidency ; Presidential and party politics after Watergate ; Reagan, Bush and conservatism ; Clinton and the 1990s.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2002
• Extent: 1 online resource (320 pages)
• Subjects: 973.9/092/2; United States/20th Century; Politics and government; Presidents; Présidents -- États-Unis -- 20e siècle; Latin America/Mexico; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Presidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Presidentschap; Politieke structuur; Nationalbewusstsein; Nationalbewusstsein; United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century; United States; États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- 20e siècle; Etats-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- 20e siècle; History; Präsident; Regierung
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137252708; 1137252707
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.