Written specifically to address A2 1 Option 4 of the CCEA GCE History specification, this book explores the changing nature of the American presidency between 1901 and 2000.

Contents

1. An emerging international presence: Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, 1901–20

2. The passive presidents: Harding, Coolidge and Hoover, 1921–32

3. The New Deal: FDR, the Great Depression and World War II, 1933–45

4. The ‘Imperial Presidency’: Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy, 1945–63

5. The limits of presidential power: Johnson and Nixon, 1963–73

6. Watergate: the presidency weakened: Nixon, Ford and Carter, 1972–80

7. ‘Morning in America’: recovery under Reagan, Bush and Clinton, 1981–2000

Exam skills and techniques

Biographical notes

Bibliography

Index

Also includes numerous questions, exam-style practice questions and annotated exemplary answers.