{"product_id":"fdr-and-reagan-transformative-presidents-with-clashing-visions-hardcover","title":"FDR and Reagan: Transformative Presidents with Clashing Visions - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn W. Sloan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the twentieth century's most revered presidents, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan could not seem more different as standard-bearers of liberal and conservative revolutions. But, as John Sloan demonstrates, they were more similar than most people suppose. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne rising out of the Great Depression and the self-defeating efforts of Herbert Hoover, the other out of the malaise of the 1970s and the failings of Jimmy Carter, both these presidents entered office with a mandate for change and oversaw a quantum shift in the national psyche. And while everyone takes their clashing visions for granted, Sloan demonstrates that these two very different presidents shared an ability to replace exhausted old leadership with a genuinely new vision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFDR and Reagan is a study of how old regimes unravel, how new ones are constructed, and how the political system is rejuvenated. Adapting noted presidential scholar Stephen Skowronek's framework, Sloan analyzes how two iconic \"reconstructive\" presidents redefined the country's fundamental philosophy, priorities, and policies as he weighs their similarities, differences, and impacts. He compares their lives, core policies, and leadership traits and shows that today's politics and policies are still heavily influenced by these key presidencies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach of these men transformed the way Americans thought about the legitimate role of government, whether providing more security for citizens or stepping back from federal regulation. But, as Sloan reminds us, the new order never totally destroys the old-reconstructive presidents never completely eradicate the ideas and programs associated with the regime they replaced. Big business survived the New Deal, just as the welfare state weathered the Reagan Revolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs with other transformative presidents before them, the words and deeds of FDR and Reagan have taken on nearly mythical significance; yet Americans remain torn between the economic security offered by one and the economic freedom championed by the other. Sloan's book helps readers see through this contradiction and better understand the decisive role of presidents in promoting national progress.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1. Reconstructive Presidents as Principal Agents of Regime Change \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e2. The Collapse of the Republican Regime \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e3. Erosion of the Liberal Regime \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e4. The Life, Personality, and Political Philosophy of Franklin Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e5. Advising FDR \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e6. Advising Reagan \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e7. Core Policies of the New Deal \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e8. Reagan's Core Policies \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e9. Legitimating the New Deal \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e10. Legitimating Reagan's Conservative Regime \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e11. FDR's Reconstructive Party Leadership \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e12. Reagan's Reconstructive Party Leadership \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConclusion \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNotes \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIndex\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 438\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.5 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45605815648300,"sku":"9780700616152","price":107.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/fdr-and-reagan-transformative-presidents-with-clashing-visions-hardcover","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}