A scholarly but spirited survey of presidential politics that looks at two centuries of unrealistic...
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A scholarly but spirited survey of presidential politics that looks at two centuries of unrealistic expectations, false hopes, and willful misunderstanding lying at the heart of American government. In the game of presidential symbol-making, says Langston (political science, Tulane U.), the rules reward wishful thinking on the part of the public and invite even the best presidents to deceive us. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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