Trump's first year / Michael Nelson.

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One of our finest and most objective presidential historians provides here a thorough account of Donald Trump's first year as president, starting with his dramatic election in 2016. Grounded in the modern history of the presidency as well as in the larger constitutional and political order, Trump's...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nelson, Michael, 1949- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2018.
Series:Miller Center Studies on the presidency : the first year project
Subjects:
Trump, Donald, > 1946-
United States > Politics and government > 2017-2021.
Politics and government.
United States.
Since 2017
Physical Description:ix, 208 pages ; 22 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Trump is elected
  • A cycle of decreasing influence and decreasing effectiveness
  • Forming (and re-forming) the administration
  • Executive action
  • Loci of opposition : the courts and the states and cities
  • Congress and domestic policy
  • Communications
  • Foreign policy
  • Prospects for removal
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue : December 1.