Presidential Term Limits in American History: Power, Principles, and Politics (Joseph V. Hughes Jr. and Holly O. Hughes Series on the Presidency and Leadership) by Korzi, Michael J - 2013-03-28

Texas A&M University Press, 2013-03-28. Paperback. New. 0.3937 in x 8.9764 in x 5.9843 in.

Texas A&M University Press , pp. 192 . Papeback. New.

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Paperback / softback. New. By successfully seeking a third term in 1940, Franklin D. Roosevelt shattered a tradition that was as old as the American republic. The longstanding yet controversial two-term tradition reflected serious tensions in American political values. In Presidential Term Limits in American History, Michael J. Korzi recounts the history of the two-term tradition as well as the "perfect storm" that enabled Roosevelt to break with that tradition. He also shows that Roosevelt and his close supporters made critical errors of judgment in 1943-44, particularly in seeking a fourth term against long odds that the ill president would survive it. Korzi's analysis offers a strong challenge to Roosevelt biographers who have generally whitewashed this aspect of his presidency and decision making. The case of Roosevelt points to both the drawbacks and the benefits of presidential term limits. Furthermore, Korzi's extended consideration of the seldom-studied… Read More

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