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Presidential Term Limits in American History: Power Principles and Politics [Buy it!] | Michael J. Korzi | USD 33.05 (Tue Jun 4 05:08:27 2024) | Biblio | The Saint Bookstore | Paperback / softback. New. By successfully seeking a third term in 1940, Franklin D. Roosevelt shattered a tradition that was as old as the American republic. The longstanding yet controversial two-term tradition reflected serious tensions in American political values. In Presidential Term Limits in American History, Michael J. Korzi recounts the history of the two-term tradition as well as the "perfect storm" that enabled Roosevelt to break with that tradition. He also shows that Roosevelt and his close supporters made critical errors of judgment in 1943-44, particularly in seeking a fourth term against long odds that the ill president would survive it. Korzi's analysis offers a strong challenge to Roosevelt biographers who have generally whitewashed this aspect of his presidency and decision making. The case of Roosevelt points to both the drawbacks and the benefits of presidential term limits. Furthermore, Korzi's extended consideration of the seldom-studied Twenty-second Amendment and its passage reveals not only vindictive and political motivations (it was unanimously supported by Republicans), but also a sincere distrust of executive power that dates back to America's colonial and constitutional periods. ISBN 1603449914 9781603449915 [GB] |
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When Empire Comes Home-Repatriation and Reintegration in Postwar Japan [Buy it!] | Lori Watt | USD 33.22 (Tue Jun 4 05:08:49 2024) | Alibris | Paperbackshop International via Alibris | Harvard University Press 12/3/2010 12: 00: 00 AM Softcover PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK. |