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03265aam a22005058i 4500 001 9B58F760FFE911EBB6EAFDEE22ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210818010020 008 210419s2021 ncu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021007004 020 $a 1476684081 020 $a 9781476684086 035 $a (OCoLC)1242554435 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d CDX $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d AZU $d OCLCO $d OCL $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a JK1991 $b .M655 2021 084 $a POL040010 $a POL040010 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Miller, Richard Lawrence, $e author. 245 10 $a Money in American politics : $b the first 200 years / $c Richard Lawrence Miller. 263 $a 2106 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2021] 300 $a ix, 251 pages ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "The people who run our government are affected by money just like the rest of us. Over the years, many of these officials have worried about meeting mortgage payments, holding off creditors, and avoiding bankruptcy. Others made fortunes by devoting their time to supervising their business interests. Either way, these distractions affected the lives of everyday citizens--from the price of shirts to the decisions for war or peace. In school, students are taught about governmental principles underlying political controversies, but instructors seldom talk about money that presidents and cabinet members stood to gain or lose, depending on who prevailed in a political dispute. This book will help fill the gaps in that knowledge. To ignore the business activities of our leaders is to ignore most of their adult lives. Having such awareness allows voters to see motivations in government decisions that may otherwise be obscure. Concentrating on presidents and cabinet members, from the birth of the U.S. through the Carter administration, this book tells how they and their associates gained and lost wealth, and how this affected their nation's well-being"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Campaign funds $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Money $x Political aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Banks and banking $x Political aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Political corruption $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x History. $x History. 651 0 $a United States $x History. $x History. 650 7 $a HISTORY / United States / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 $a Political corruption. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069240 650 7 $a Money $x Political aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01025293 650 7 $a Economic history. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00901974 650 7 $a Campaign funds. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00844844 650 7 $a Banks and banking $x Political aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00826957 650 7 $a Presidents. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01075723 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117020951.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9B58F760FFE911EBB6EAFDEE22ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search