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04965aam a2200553 i 4500 001 8A0887988FC011ECBA4AA6A62FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220217010136 008 201203s2021 txua b 001 0deng c 010 $a 2020054712 020 $a 1623499739 020 $a 9781623499730 035 $a (OCoLC)1223071098 040 $a TXA/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d YDX $d OCLCO $d YUS $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a JK516 $b .K638 2021 100 1 $a Korzi, Michael J., $d 1969- $e author. 245 10 $a Presidential leadership at the crossroads : $b William Howard Taft and the modern presidency / $c Michael J. Korzi. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a College Station : $b Texas A&M University Press, $c [2021] 300 $a vi, 272 pages : $b illustrations (black and white) ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Joseph V. Hughes and Holly O. Hughes series on the presidency and leadership 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction: William Howard Taft and Presidential Leadership at the Crossroads -- The Nomination of 1908: "Will Taft Be a President or a Proxy?" -- The General Election of 1908: "So Great Was the Demand for the Candidate" -- "Party Faith and Public Obligation": The Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act -- Theodore Roosevelt and the New Nationalism: "A Threat That Would Startle Most Conservative Institutions" -- "Well, I'm President": Taft's Use and Defense of the Veto in the Sixty-Second Congress -- "You Believe in the Rule of Law Rather Than the Rule of Men": Taft and the Challenge of 1912 -- "Straightening Sticks That Are Bent": William Howard Taft and the Search for Moderate Presidential Leadership -- Notes. 520 $a "In Presidential Leadership at the Crossroads: William Howard Taft and the Modern Presidency, Michael J. Korzi examines Taft's presidency against the backdrop of early twentieth-century politics, placing particular emphasis on Taft's theory of presidential leadership. Though Taft's legacy is often overshadowed by those of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, his predecessor and successor, respectively, Taft's model of presidential leadership was complex and nuanced, forged in a time of changing expectations, at the crossroads between traditional and modern views of what the role of a president should be. This focus on Taft's leadership adds new dimension to our understandings of the so-called Progressive era and presidential leadership in general. Ultimately, Taft's leadership represented a middle-ground position, one that faced serious challenges from both conservative as well as radical forces, particularly the latter. While embodying some features of the modern presidency, Taft's model also represented a partial challenge to, and critique of, modern presidential leadership. Korzi reveals that Taft was considerably more modern in his leadership aspirations than previously thought and that his shift to traditionalism, or conservativism, only emerged with the threat of a third Roosevelt term on the horizon. Presidential Leadership at the Crossroads makes an important contribution to our understanding of presidents and their leadership. Taft's model is particularly relevant today given the prominence of the modern presidency, and its values and expectations. Taft's moderate, middle-way position provides a foundation for critiquing the excesses of the modern presidency, while offering a vision for strong, if disciplined, presidential leadership"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Taft, William H. $q (William Howard), $d 1857-1930. 600 17 $a Taft, William H. $q (William Howard), $d 1857-1930. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00031956 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Political leadership $z United States $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Executive power $z United States $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Political culture $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 651 0 $a United States $x Decision making $x Decision making $v Case studies. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1909-1913. 650 7 $a Executive power. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00917857 650 7 $a Political culture. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069263 650 7 $a Political leadership. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069363 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 $a Politics and government $x Decision making. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919758 650 7 $a Presidents. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01075723 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 $a Case studies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423765 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 830 0 $a Joseph V. Hughes, Jr. and Holly O. Hughes series on the presidency and leadership. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231017020123.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8A0887988FC011ECBA4AA6A62FECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search