ISBN: 9780812243963

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1922. First Printing. fair to good. ix, [5], 456, [2] pages. Illustrations. Inddex. Some wear to spine edges and board corners Oscar Solomon St… Mehr…

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1922. First Printing. fair to good. ix, [5], 456, [2] pages. Illustrations. Inddex. Some wear to spine edges and board corners Oscar Solomon Straus (December 23, 1850 - May 3, 1926) was United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor under President Theodore Roosevelt from 1906 to 1909. Straus was the first Jewish United States Cabinet Secretary. In December 1906, Straus became the United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor under President Theodore Roosevelt. This position also placed him in charge of the United States Bureau of Immigration. During his tenure, Straus ordered immigration inspectors to work closely with local police and the United States Secret Service to find, arrest and deport immigrants with Anarchist political beliefs under the terms of the Anarchist Exclusion Act. The author was a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, three times Minister and Ambassador to Turkey, and a former Secretary of Commerce and Labor. Straus wrote to President McKinley in March 1898 with a plan to avert war with Spain. At the time of the Spanish-American War, he accepted the position as minister to Turkey at the urging of President McKinley who feared that the volatile situation there might result in another incident like the blowing up of the Maine. Straus discusses the make-up of the Spanish American Peace Commission on p. 128. Chapter VII (pp. 163-193) discusses his service under President Theodore Roosevelt. This chapter also discusses Roosevelt and organized labor, Roosevelt's definition of Americanism, Roosevelt's prophetic characterization of Germany, and some of Roosevelt's essential qualities, among other topics. Chapter IX (pp. 207-247) discusses Straus' service in Roosevelt's cabinet as Secretary of Commerce and Labor., Houghton Mifflin Company, 1922, 2, New. A governor's mansion is often the last stop for politicians who plan to move into the White House. Before Barack Obama was elected president of the United States, four of his last five predecessors had been governors. Executive experience at the state level informs individual presidencies, and, as Saladin M. Ambar argues, the actions of governors-turned-presidents changed the nature of the presidency itself long ago. How Governors Built the Modern American Presidency is the first book to explicitly credit governors with making the presidency what it is today. By examining the governorships of such presidential stalwarts as Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, political scientist Ambar shows how gubernatorial experience made the difference in establishing modern presidential practice. The book also delves into the careers of Wisconsin's Bob La Follette and California's Hiram Johnson, demonstrating how these governors reshaped the presidency through their activism. As Ambar reminds readers, governors as far back as Samuel J. Tilden of New York, who ran against Rutherford Hayes in the controversial presidential election of 1876, paved the way for a more assertive national leadership. Ambar explodes the idea that the modern presidency began after 1945, instead placing its origins squarely in the Progressive Era. This innovative study uncovers neglected aspects of the evolution of the nation's executive branch, placing American governors at the heart of what the presidency has become-for better or for worse., 6<

ISBN: 9780812243963

A governor''s mansion is often the last stop for politicians who plan to move into the White House. Before Barack Obama was elected president of the United States, four of his last five p… Mehr…

A governor''s mansion is often the last stop for politicians who plan to move into the White House. Before Barack Obama was elected president of the United States, four of his last five predecessors had been governors. Executive experience at the state level informs individual presidencies, and, as Saladin M. Ambar argues, the actions of governors-turned-presidents changed the nature of the presidency itself long ago.How Governors Built the Modern American Presidencyis the first book to explicitly credit governors with making the presidency what it is today.By examining the governorships of such presidential stalwarts as Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, political scientist Ambar shows how gubernatorial experience made the difference in establishing modern presidential practice. The book also delves into the careers of Wisconsin''s Bob La Follette and California''s Hiram Johnson, demonstrating how these governors reshaped the presidency through their activism. As Ambar reminds readers, governors as far back as Samuel J. Tilden of New York, who ran against Rutherford Hayes in the controversial presidential election of 1876, paved the way for a more assertive national leadership. Ambar explodes the idea that the modern presidency began after 1945, instead placing its origins squarely in the Progressive Era.This innovative study uncovers neglected aspects of the evolution of the nation''s executive branch, placing American governors at the heart of what the presidency has become—for better or for worse. Books > Social and Cultural Studies > Political Science > Government > Local Government List_Books, [PU: University of Pennsylvania Press]<

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