“Milkis and Nelson provide the gold standard for a political development approach to the American presidency.”
“The American Presidency is a comprehensive view of the institutional development of the presidency. It provides a compelling narrative for the constitutional impetuses, debates, and interpretations for the presidency and how they persist and change throughout the 19th and early 20th century as well as apply to the presidential politics since FDR.”
“This textbook uses an outstanding political historical approach to understand the constitutional basis of the American presidency, key features of each president’s term/s and tenure, and broad trends in relationships between historical and modern presidents and Congress, and changing domestic and foreign policy issues and topics.”
“I would describe the book’s approach as historical and comprehensive; thorough but not intimidating for an undergraduate, introductory course.”
“I always recommend this book. The historical approach with its inclusion of the how the presidency has changed as an institution is unique.”
Great text. Even the students enjoy it