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PARTNER to POWER : THE SECRET WORLD OF PRESIDENTS AND THEIR MOST TRUSTED ADVISERS / K. WARD CUMMINGS

By: Publisher: Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2018Description: 272 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781633883154
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 973.099
Summary: "This revealing book examines the relationships between US presidents and their closest advisers from a psychological, personal, and professional point of view. The author, a Capitol Hill veteran, shows why such relationships are necessary, how presidents have employed them, how they have evolved over successive administrations, and why some believe they are not in the best interests of the nation. . . . Whether their connection with presidents was close or strained, these 'partners to power' had an impact on some of history's most important moments and decisions."--Jacket flap.
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Book Perpustakaan Alor Setar RFID American Corner LCK 973.099 CUM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) H042010 Available A00739010

Incudes index

Includes bibliographical references pages : 243-263

"This revealing book examines the relationships between US presidents and their closest advisers from a psychological, personal, and professional point of view. The author, a Capitol Hill veteran, shows why such relationships are necessary, how presidents have employed them, how they have evolved over successive administrations, and why some believe they are not in the best interests of the nation. . . . Whether their connection with presidents was close or strained, these 'partners to power' had an impact on some of history's most important moments and decisions."--Jacket flap.

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