Presidential leadership at the crossroads : William Howard Taft and the modern presidency /

In Presidential Leadership at the Crossroads: William Howard Taft and the Modern Presidency, Michael J. Korzi examines Taft's presidency against the backdrop of early twentieth-century politics, placing particular emphasis on Taft's theory of presidential leadership. Though Taft's leg...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Korzi, Michael J., 1969- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2021].
Edition:First edition.
Series:Joseph V. Hughes, Jr. and Holly O. Hughes series on the presidency and leadership.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: William Howard Taft and Presidential Leadership at the Crossroads
  • The Nomination of 1908: "Will Taft Be a President or a Proxy?"
  • The General Election of 1908: "So Great Was the Demand for the Candidate"
  • "Party Faith and Public Obligation": The Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act
  • Theodore Roosevelt and the New Nationalism: "A Threat That Would Startle Most Conservative Institutions"
  • "Well, I'm President": Taft's Use and Defense of the Veto in the Sixty-Second Congress
  • "You Believe in the Rule of Law Rather Than the Rule of Men": Taft and the Challenge of 1912
  • "Straightening Sticks That Are Bent": William Howard Taft and the Search for Moderate Presidential Leadership
  • Notes.