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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| Language: | English |
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College Station :
Texas A&M University Press,
[2021].
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| 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.