Remaking the presidency : Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson, 1901-1916 / Peri E. Arnold.

Contents The progressive era and the presidency 1 -- The political education of Theodore Roosevelt: partisan loyalty, reform, and the politics of self-display -- Constructing leadership to make history: anti-trust and the navy -- The political education of William Howard Taft: toward a brilliant career -- Improvising for continuity: the tariff and the blow-up at interior -- The political education of Woodrow Wilson: interpretive leadership and expediency -- A parliamentary presidency: the tariff, bank reform, and anti-trust -- The progressive presidents and the modern presidency.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [253]-263) and index.
LCCN 2009015242
ISBN9780700616596 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0700616594 (cloth : alk. paper)