The Imperial Presidency

This article is about the 1973 work. For the arguments, see Imperial presidency.
The Imperial Presidency
AuthorArthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHoughton Mifflin
Publication date
1973
Publication placeUnited States
Pages505
ISBN978-0-395-17713-6
OCLC704887

The Imperial Presidency is a nonfiction book by historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. It was published in 1973 by Houghton Mifflin and reissued in 2004. The book details the history of the presidency of the United States from its conception by the Founding Fathers through the latter half of the 20th century, primarily in the aspects of war powers. Schlesinger's book popularized the term imperial presidency to describe excesses of executive power.[1] The Imperial Presidency has been described as "the most prominent school of thought on executive war powers" and "a lens through which to understand and critique the executive branch in the post-9/11 world".[2]

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  2. ^ Lowery, Todd R. (Winter 2007). "War and the American Presidency". Perspectives on Political Science. 36 (1): 46–49. ProQuest 194700851.