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The American presidency is the most powerful job in the world. As important as the type of person in the position is the definition of the powers that person will exercise. The presidency and its powers have changed with almost every person given the title. Washington established the role of the President, Jefferson and Congress initiated the political party system, and Jackson was a practitioner of partisan politics. Lincoln needed much more administrative power to run the country, so he greatly added to the "reach" of the President. Roosevelt and Wilson used their office and their powers of persuasion to influence others to see things their way. The kind of person who has been President, and the powers of the office, are the subject of this reader. This collection:
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