{"product_id":"the-hardest-job-in-the-world-the-american-presidency-paperback","title":"The Hardest Job in the World: The American Presidency - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Dickerson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - From the veteran political journalist and \u003ci\u003e60 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e correspondent\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e a deep dive into the history, evolution, and current state of the American presidency, and how we can make the job less impossible and more productive--f\u003cb\u003eeaturing a new post-2020-election epilogue\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is a great gift to our sense of the actual presidency, a primer on leadership.\"--Ken Burns\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImagine you have just been elected president. You are now commander-in-chief, chief executive, chief diplomat, chief legislator, chief of party, chief voice of the people, first responder, chief priest, and world leader. You're expected to fulfill your campaign promises, but you're also expected to solve the urgent crises of the day. What's on your to-do list? Where would you even start? What shocks aren't you thinking about? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The American presidency is in trouble. It has become overburdened, misunderstood, almost impossible to do. \"The problems in the job unfolded before Donald Trump was elected, and the challenges of governing today will confront his successors,\" writes John Dickerson. After all, the founders never intended for our system of checks and balances to have one superior Chief Magistrate, with Congress demoted to \"the little brother who can't keep up.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this eye-opening book, John Dickerson writes about presidents in history such a Washington, Lincoln, FDR, and Eisenhower, and and in contemporary times, from LBJ and Reagan and Bush, Obama, and Trump, to show how a complex job has been done, and why we need to reevaluate how we view the presidency, how we choose our presidents, and what we expect from them once they are in office. Think of the presidential campaign as a job interview. Are we asking the right questions? Are we looking for good campaigners, or good presidents? Once a candidate gets the job, what can they do to thrive? Drawing on research and interviews with current and former White House staffers, Dickerson defines what the job of president actually entails, identifies the things that only the president can do, and analyzes how presidents in history have managed the burden. What qualities make for a good president? Who did it well? Why did Bill Clinton call the White House \"the crown jewel in the American penal system\"? The presidency is a job of surprises with high stakes, requiring vision, management skill, and an even temperament. Ultimately, in order to evaluate candidates properly for the job, we need to adjust our expectations, and be more realistic about the goals, the requirements, and the limitations of the office. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Dickerson writes, \"Americans need their president to succeed, but the presidency is set up for failure. It doesn't have to be.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Dickerson\u003c\/b\u003e is \u003ci\u003e60 Minutes correspondent\u003c\/i\u003e. Prior to that, he was a co-host of \u003ci\u003eCBS This Morning\u003c\/i\u003e, the anchor of \u003ci\u003eFace the Nation, \u003c\/i\u003e and CBS News's chief Washington correspondent. Dickerson is also a contributing writer to \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, co-host of \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e's Political Gabfest podcast, and host of the \u003ci\u003eWhistlestop\u003c\/i\u003e podcast. Dickerson won the Ford Prize for Distinguished Reporting on the Presidency as \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e's chief political correspondent. Dickerson covered the White House for \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e during his twelve years at the magazine. The 2020 presidential campaign is the seventh he has covered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 672\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.45 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 23, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768025841952,"sku":"9781984854537","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2a4db37ebb700c9d5f496b0a7bb5b9b5.webp?v=1780322941","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-hardest-job-in-the-world-the-american-presidency-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}