{"product_id":"presidents-and-civil-liberties-from-wilson-to-obama-a-story-of-poor-custodians-hardback-9781107016606","title":"Presidents and Civil Liberties from Wilson to Obama; A Story of Poor Custodians (Hardback) 9781107016606","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePresidents and Civil Liberties from Wilson to Obama\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Story of Poor Custodians\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is the first book to examine the civil liberties records of American presidents from Woodrow Wilson to Barack Obama.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSamuel Walker (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107016606, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 April 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e570 pages, 9 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.6 x 3.2 cm, 0.97 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… [an] exciting, important book … It is an engaging, fascinating, eye-opening, impressively researched and thoughtful discussion of such a vital topic. To the credit of the author, the book is scrupulously fair and non-partisan, taking special pains to dispel stereotypes, shibboleths and oversimplifications about particular presidents and political parties. The initial exploration of the Obama Administration's record, putting it into the overall historical context, is very important - critical but fair.' Nadine Strossen, New York Law School and former President, American Civil Liberties Union (1991–2008)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book is a history of the civil liberties records of American presidents from Woodrow Wilson to Barack Obama. It examines the full range of civil liberties issues: First Amendment rights of freedom of speech, press and assembly; due process; equal protection, including racial justice, women's rights, and lesbian and gay rights; privacy rights, including reproductive freedom; and national security issues. The book argues that presidents have not protected or advanced civil liberties, and that several have perpetrated some of the worst violations. Some Democratic presidents (Wilson and Roosevelt), moreover, have violated civil liberties as badly as some Republican presidents (Nixon and Bush). This is the first book to examine the full civil liberties records of each president (thus, placing a president's record on civil rights with his record on national security issues), and also to compare the performance on particular issues of all the presidents covered.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction: presidents and civil liberties\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Early Years: 2. Woodrow Wilson and the suppression of civil liberties in World War I\u003cbr\u003e 3. Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover: civil liberties in the wilderness\u003cbr\u003e 4. Franklin D. Roosevelt: the mixed legacy of a strong president\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Civil Liberties in the Cold War and Civil Rights Eras: 5. Harry Truman: courage and contradictions\u003cbr\u003e 6. Dwight D. Eisenhower: a failure of presidential leadership\u003cbr\u003e 7. John F. Kennedy: the failed promise of the new frontier\u003cbr\u003e 8. The glory and the tragedy of Lyndon Johnson\u003cbr\u003e 9. Richard Nixon: a singular abuse of presidential power\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Post-Watergate Era: 10. Gerald Ford: a minor president in very interesting times\u003cbr\u003e 11. Jimmy Carter: failed president, good civil libertarian\u003cbr\u003e 12. Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush: the neo-conservative assault on civil liberties\u003cbr\u003e 13. Bill Clinton: the divided soul of a 'new democrat'\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Civil Liberties in the Age of Terrorism: 14. George W. Bush: the worst president ever on civil liberties\u003cbr\u003e 15. Reflections on presidents, civil liberties, and democracy with observations on Barack Obama.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Law [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Law\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Law%20%5BL%5D%22\"\u003eL\u003c\/a\u003e], Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e], History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265485689112,"sku":"9781107016606","price":107.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107016606i.jpg?v=1692023399","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/presidents-and-civil-liberties-from-wilson-to-obama-a-story-of-poor-custodians-hardback-9781107016606","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}