George Washington and the Origins of the American Presidency

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• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Introduction vii
• Notes xiv
• Part I - Washington's Leadership and Legacy 1
• Chapter I - George Washington: Reluctant Occupant, Uncertain Model for the Presidency 3
• Chapter 2 - George Washington: the First Modern President? a Reply to Nichols 37
• Chapter 3 - Family Imagery and Revolutionary Spirit: Washington's Creative Leadership 77
• Part II - Presidential Powers and the Washington Administration 93
• Chapter 4 - Washington, Hamilton, and the Establishment of the Dignified and Efficient Presidency 95
• Chapter 5 - The Power of Making Treaties: Washington, Madison, and the Debate over the Jay Treaty 117
• Chapter 6 - The Father of Our Country as Court-Packer-In-Chief: George Washington and the Supreme Court 135
• Chapter 7 - George Washington and the Origins of Executive Privilege 145
• Part III - Washington and the Press 155
• Chapter 8 - George Washington and the Press 157
• Chapter 9 - Beginning a Legend: George Washington in the Boston Newspapers, 1754-1758 171

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Introduction vii
• Notes xiv
• Part I - Washington's Leadership and Legacy 1
• Chapter I - George Washington: Reluctant Occupant, Uncertain Model for the Presidency 3
• Chapter 2 - George Washington: the First Modern President? a Reply to Nichols 37
• Chapter 3 - Family Imagery and Revolutionary Spirit: Washington's Creative Leadership 77
• Part II - Presidential Powers and the Washington Administration 93
• Chapter 4 - Washington, Hamilton, and the Establishment of the Dignified and Efficient Presidency 95
• Chapter 5 - The Power of Making Treaties: Washington, Madison, and the Debate over the Jay Treaty 117
• Chapter 6 - The Father of Our Country as Court-Packer-In-Chief: George Washington and the Supreme Court 135
• Chapter 7 - George Washington and the Origins of Executive Privilege 145
• Part III - Washington and the Press 155
• Chapter 8 - George Washington and the Press 157
• Chapter 9 - Beginning a Legend: George Washington in the Boston Newspapers, 1754-1758 171
• Chapter 10 - George Washington: the Origins of Presidential-Press Relations 187
• Notes 198
• Index 203
• About the Contributors 209