Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic

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Lindsay M. Chervinsky (Senior Fellow, Senior Fellow, Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University)

Making the Presidency

John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic

Lindsay M. Chervinsky (Senior Fellow, Senior Fellow, Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University)

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Oxford University Press Inc
05 September 2024

History; History of the Americas; Comparative politics; Elections & referenda

An authoritative account of the second president of the United States that shows how John Adams's leadership and legacy defined the office for those who followed and ensured the survival of the American republic.

The United States of 1797 faced enormous challenges, provoked by enemies foreign and domestic. The father of the new nation, George Washington, left his vice president, John Adams, with relatively little guidance and impossible expectations to meet. Adams was confronted with intense partisan divides, debates over citizenship, fears of political violence, potential for foreign conflict with France and Britain, and a nation unsure that the presidency could even work without Washington at the helm.

Making the Presidency is an authoritative exploration of the second US presidency, a period critical to the survival of the American republic. Through meticulous research and engaging prose, Lindsay Chervinsky illustrates the unique challenges faced by Adams and shows how he shaped the office for his successors. One of the most qualified presidents in American history, he had been a legislator, political theorist, diplomat, minister, and vice president--but he had never held an executive position. Instead, the quixiotic and stubborn Adams would rely on his ideas about executive power, the Constitution, politics, and the state of the world to navigate the hurdles of the position. He defended the presidency from his own often obstructionist cabinet, protected the nation from foreign attacks, and forged trust and dedication to election integrity and the peaceful transfer of power between parties, even though it cost him his political future.

Offering a portrait of one of the most fascinating and influential periods in US history, Making the Presidency is a must-read for anyone interested in the evolution of the presidency and the creation of political norms and customs at the heart of the American republic.

By: Lindsay M. Chervinsky (Senior Fellow Senior Fellow Center for Presidential History Southern Methodist University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 239mm, Width: 165mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 794g
ISBN: 9780197653845
ISBN 10: 0197653847
Pages: 440
Publication Date: 05 September 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

"A Note on Language Introduction Chapter One: An Address to the People of the United States Chapter Two: Washington Recedes Chapter Three: The Die Is Cast Chapter Four: The ""Sublimest Thing"" Ever Exhibited in America Chapter Five: A Scene of Ambition Chapter Six: A Dishonorable Infidelity Chapter Seven: Expect Nothing but the Most Unqualified Injustice Chapter Eight: Not a Sixpence! Chapter Nine: Poured in from All Quarters Chapter Ten: Massacre the Inhabitants Chapter Eleven: Decisive Measures Chapter Twelve: The ""Majic"" of His Name Chapter Thirteen: The Tocsin of Insurrection Chapter Fourteen: All Evidence That They Are Sincere Chapter Fifteen: Solely the President's Act Chapter Sixteen: Struck by a Thunderbolt Chapter Seventeen: The Spirit in the City is Very High Chapter Eighteen: A Paltry Insurrection Chapter Nineteen: The Air of Abdication Chapter Twenty: The Apple of Discord to the Federalists Chapter Twenty-One: The Late President of the United States, Is No More! Chapter Twenty-Two: Their Gag in My Mouth Chapter Twenty-Three: Hocus-Pocus Maneuvers Chapter Twenty-Four: A Change in the Administration Chapter Twenty-Five: The Seat of Government Chapter Twenty-Six: Death or Liberty Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Unqualified Conviction of His Unfitness for the Station Chapter Twenty-Eight: Storms of a New Character Chapter Twenty-Nine: Nothing but a Forest and Woods Along the Way Chapter Thirty: The Prey of Anarchy and Faction Chapter Thirty-One: The New Order of Things Begins Epilogue: May None but Honest and Wise Men Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index"

Lindsay M. Chervinsky is Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library. She is the author of award-winning The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution and the co-editor of Mourning the Presidents: Loss and Legacy in American Culture. Dr. Chervinsky was a historian at the White House Historical Association. She regularly writes for public audiences in publications including the Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, USA Today, CNN.com, Washington Monthly, and the Washington Post and is frequent presidential commentator on national TV and radio. Chervinsky lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

Reviews for Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic

Chervinsky produces a worthy and intriguing look at how the decisions that Adams made established presidential and political norms that provided a guide for his successors in the White House-and have endured in modern times. A significant contribution to the history of the American presidency. * Kirkus Reviews *