Aspects of the Presidency
New Haven, CT: Ticknor & Fields, 1980. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 22 cm, xix, [1], 247, [5] pages. Former owner's stamp has left an impression on the flyleaf. Introduction by Robert A. Dahl. In 1950 John Hersey had privileged access to Harry S Truman's activities at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue over a period of three months. In 1975 he spent six full days at the White House noting what Gerald Ford did that week and how he did it. A thoughtful and critical analysis of how two U.S. Presidents (Harry S. Truman and Gerald Ford) handled a myriad of political crises during their terms of office. The author has won the Pulitzer Prize for other work. More