{"product_id":"the-evolving-presidency-landmark-documents-9781544323169","title":"The Evolving Presidency: Landmark Documents","description":"Primary sources are an essential part of today′s information-rich age.   In Michael Nelson's \u003cstrong\u003eSixth Edition \u003c\/strong\u003eof \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Evolving Presidency\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, 60 documents help to anchor the ever-changing presidency in historical context. Students encounter a range of documents--from speeches and debates to letters, landmark Supreme Court decisions, and even tweets--that demonstrate how the presidency is shaped through both word and deed. Every selection has its own headnote that is carefully crafted to convey the significance of the document during its own time and its lasting effects on the office of the presidency. \u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Sixth Edition: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThis edition contains sixty documents, more than in any previous edition, \u003c\/strong\u003e including additions that reflect historically significant recent events, notably Donald Trump's inaugural address and his employment of Twitter as a form of presidential communication\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTwo brand-new additions from the early days of Donald Trump's presidency: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cul\u003e The text of his pessimistic and populist inauguration speech, in which he promised a focus on \"America first\";  A compilation of 68 tweets from one week in July 2017, providing students with a context to analyze his unprecedented use of the social network to directly engage with citizens, colleagues in the government, and even other world leaders. \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNelson, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Nelson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis Fulmer Professor of Political Science at Rhodes College and a senior fellow at the University of Virginia's Miller Center. A former editor of the\u003ci\u003e Washington Monthly, \u003c\/i\u003ehis most recent books include \u003ci\u003eTrump's First Year \u003c\/i\u003e(2018); \u003ci\u003eThe Elections of 2016 \u003c\/i\u003e(2018); \u003ci\u003eThe Evolving Presidency: Landmark Documents \u003c\/i\u003e(2019)\u003ci\u003e; The American Presidency: Origins and Development \u003c\/i\u003e(with Sidney M. Milkis, 2011); and \u003ci\u003eGoverning at Home: The White House and Domestic Policymaking \u003c\/i\u003e(with Russell B. Riley, 2011). Nelson has contributed to numerous journals, including the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Policy History, Journal of Politics, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePolitical Science Quarterly. \u003c\/i\u003eHe also has written multiple articles on subjects as varied as baseball, Frank Sinatra, and C. S. Lewis. More than fifty of his articles have been anthologized in works of political science, history, and English composition. His 2014 book, \u003ci\u003eResilient America: Electing Nixon, Channeling Dissent, and Dividing Government\u003c\/i\u003e, won the American Political Science Association's Richard E. Neustadt Award for best book on the presidency published that year; and his 2006 book with John Lyman Mason, \u003ci\u003eHow the South Joined the Gambling \u003c\/i\u003eNation, won the Southern Political Science Association's V.O. Key Award.  ","brand":"CQ Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515745046802,"sku":"9781544323169","price":103.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f5b18f89-3a0a-4e1b-babd-fef949963303.jpg?v=1731010712","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-evolving-presidency-landmark-documents-9781544323169","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}