Gerhardt, Michael J.

A clear and comprehensive primer about the culture and values required to operate constitutional government as the country’s founders intended. This is, indeed, an imperative read for engaged citizens.

With careful scholarship and deft storytelling, this book successfully illuminates the personalities, compromises, failures, strengths, and influences of the featured leaders. Illustrations, extensive notes, and a helpful appendix round out a timely and accessible book that will appeal to historians, constitutional scholars, and all those interested in the presidency and the evolution of the constitution.