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This study of presidential power by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Schlesinger was originally published in 1973 and was meant as a warning call. Schlesinger calls on Congress and the people to act to curb the escalating power of the president.



The Imperial Presidency

by Schlesinger, Arthur M. Jr

Stated First Printing

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Book desription: Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1973. A most vital and pertinent book with the Bush/Cheney effort to expand the powers of the Presidency. The respected author waswriting this in the aftermath of Nixon and the Watergate scandal. Very good plus grey cloth , unfaded spine, and very slight edgewear. Clean and tight inside with a prior owner signature. Dustjacket has some wear and slight soiling with a few tears repaired with archival tape on the backside. . Stated First Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8 Vo.

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