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In The Impossible Presidency, celebrated historian Jeremi Suri graphs the climb and fall of the American presidency, from the limited role envisaged by the Founding Fathers to its current status as the utmost powerful job on earth. He argues that the presidency is a victim of its own success - the vastness of the work makes it almost impossible to satisfy the expectations located upon it. As professionals of the world's largest economy and military services, contemporary presidents must react to a really globalized world in a 24-hour media cycle. There exists little room remaining for bold eyesight. Suri traces America's disenchantment with our recent presidents to the inevitable mismatch between presidential pledges and the structural restrictions of the office. A masterful reassessment of presidential record, this book is essential listening for anybody trying to understand America's fraught political climate.
