The US President is the most powerful figure on earth, wielding an unprecedented global influence. This brilliant, candid account of the men who have commanded the Oval Office during the twentieth century reveals their personalities, achievements, crises, secrets and legacies.
From ‘saviour’ Franklin D. Roosevelt to JFK and the myth of Camelot, from ‘Tricky Dicky’ Nixon to neo-imperialists Reagan and George W. Bush, Stephen Graubard takes us to the heart of the hidden - and increasingly monarchical - nexus of power at the White House. Examine how war, espionage, deception, money and the media have transformed the office in modern times, he asks: has the now become too powerful?
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