Prisoners of the White House : The Isolation of America's Presidents and the Crisis of Leadership.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction Trapped in "The Bubble" -- Part I Four Who Lost the People -- Chapter One Lyndon B. Johnson From Outreach to Isolation -- Chapter Two Richard Nixon In the Bunker -- Chapter Three Jimmy Carter Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes -- Chapter Four George H.W. Bush Missing the Obvious -- Part II Two Defiant Princes -- Chapter Five John F. Kennedy and George W. Bush Strange Bedfellows -- Part III Five Who Stayed Connected -- Chapter Six Franklin D. Roosevelt Reading the Nation's Pulse with Eleanor -- Chapter Seven Harry Truman Connected to Everyman -- Chapter Eight Ronald Reagan Middle-Class Roots -- Chapter Nine Bill Clinton Escapes from Disaster -- Chapter Ten Barack Obama Beyond the Beltway -- Part IV From Wizards to Chicken Peddlers -- Chapter Eleven The Wizards of the White House -- Chapter Twelve Breaking Out of the Bubble -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

Looks at the isolation experienced by presidents of the United States in the White House.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.