Raphael, Ray. <br/><br/>
Mr. President :  how and why the founders created a chief executive / 
Ray Raphael. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Alfred A. Knopf,  2012. 
 - 324 p. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-309) and index. 
<br/><br/>Part I. Precedents (for better and mostly worse): little gods on earth: monarchs and their governors; revolution and the retreat from executive authority -- Part II. Conjuring the office: first draft; second guesses; Gouverneur Morris's final push -- Part III. Field tests: selling the plan; the launch; Washington and the challenge to transcendent leadership; system failure: partisan politics and the election of 1800; Jefferson stretches the limits. 
<br/><br/> Offers the story of how the American presidency was shaped during the Constitutional Convention, in a history that includes Gouverneur Morris, James Madison, and George Washington, each trying to see his vision for the office of the president realized. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0307595277 : HRD  $27.95 9780307595270 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Random House Inc, Attn Order Entry 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157 SAN 201-3975 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011033471 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Presidents--History--United States--18th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Politics and government--1783-1809.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JK511  / .R36 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>352.230973