Kuklick, Bruce

The Good Ruler: From Herbert Hoover to Richard Nixon [Uncorrected Proof]

New Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers University Press, 1988. Paperback. xii, 192 p.; 21 cm. Red paper covers. Includes essay on sources. The illustrations not included, since it is an uncorrected proof. Advance Uncorrected Proof. "Instead of trying to evaluate which presidents set consistent and worthy policies and brought them to fruition, Kuklick asks us to pay more attention to how the American people felt about their presidents. The citizenry and its emotional responses are used as the measure of a successful president, rather than the ostensibly rational appraisals of scholars" [from the back cover]. In Near Fine Condition: spine is lightly sunned; otherwise a solid and clean copy. Near Fine. Item #001450

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