{"product_id":"presidents-versus-senators-9781476683140","title":"Presidents versus Senators","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Landmark political confrontations between sitting presidents and powerful senators have occurred throughout American history--some have shaped the nation. This book takes an in-depth look at seven of those major Washington wars, including the personal rivalries that spawned each one, the strategies and events that transpired as a result, and the aftermaths and impacts on the country. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Neither compromise nor surrender were considered in these intense debates, which left scars on the national psyche. Each episode could be worthy of a historical narrative all its own but considered together they illustrate the long and bitter history of democratic warfare between the leaders and branches of government at either end of Pennsylvania Avenue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface: Great Political Rivalries and Conflicts\t1\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Landmark Political Confrontations\t3\u003cbr\u003ePrologue: All-Time Greats and Taking on the White House\t5\u003cbr\u003eSection One. Battle Over the Bank: \u003cbr\u003e\tAndrew Jackson vs. Henry Clay\t\u003cbr\u003e1. Setting the Stage with Campaign Strategy\t10\u003cbr\u003e2. Chronological Review of a Political Gamble\t20\u003cbr\u003e3. The Ensuing Expansion of Presidential Power\t33\u003cbr\u003eSection Two. The Bleeding Kansas Fight: \u003cbr\u003e\tJames Buchanan vs. Stephen Douglas\t\u003cbr\u003e4. Breakdown of the Jacksonian Democrats\t42\u003cbr\u003e5. Lack of Leadership Amidst Drift to Disunion\t54\u003cbr\u003e6. Lincoln, Civil War and Republican Rule\t67\u003cbr\u003eSection Three. The Reconstruction Conflict: \u003cbr\u003e\tAndrew Johnson vs. Charles Sumner\t\u003cbr\u003e7. Political Opposites on a Collision Course\t78\u003cbr\u003e8. The Rage Over Southern Reconstruction\t86\u003cbr\u003e9. \"Glorious Failure\" or What Might Have Been\t112\u003cbr\u003eSection Four. Crusade for the League: \u003cbr\u003e\tWoodrow Wilson vs. Henry Cabot Lodge\t\u003cbr\u003e10. Political Enemies on a Collision Course\t120\u003cbr\u003e11. The Ammunition of Lasting Animosity\t132\u003cbr\u003e12. One-and-Done and Back to Normal\t147\u003cbr\u003eSection Five. Surviving the Red Menace: \u003cbr\u003e\tHarry Truman vs. Joseph McCarthy\t\u003cbr\u003e13. The Cold War Launch of a Red Hot Demagogue\t158\u003cbr\u003e14. Turning the Other Cheek in a ­No-Win War\t170\u003cbr\u003e15. From Fearmongering to Covert Action\t187\u003cbr\u003eSection Six. Civil Rights or Segregation: \u003cbr\u003e\tLyndon Johnson vs. Richard Russell\t\u003cbr\u003e16. Anatomy of an Impending Political Breakup\t198\u003cbr\u003e17. The End of Debate; the Start of Equality\t212\u003cbr\u003e18. Personal Legacy Waylaid by Foreign Escalation\t228\u003cbr\u003eSection Seven. The Canal Giveaway: \u003cbr\u003e\tJimmy Carter vs. Paul Laxalt\t\u003cbr\u003e19. From \"Perpetuity\" to \"Inviting Disaster\"\t238\u003cbr\u003e20. Reversing Course into a Proxy War\t245\u003cbr\u003e21. The Diminishing Returns of Global Leadership\t256\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: If Keeping Score, Closer Than Anticipated\t264\u003cbr\u003eChapter Notes\t265\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\t281\u003cbr\u003eIndex\t285","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019920212311,"sku":"9781476683140","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476683140.jpg?v=1750781738","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/presidents-versus-senators-9781476683140","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}