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Rutherford B. Hayes and the Restoration of Presidential Powers (Hardcover, Unabridged edition)
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Rutherford B. Hayes and the Restoration of Presidential Powers (Hardcover, Unabridged edition)
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For years, scholars have dismissed Rutherford B. Hayes as an
ineffective president. This work demolishes such conventional
wisdom by showing that not only was Hayes' presidency effective,
but it was also groundbreaking in its restoration of presidential
prerogatives.When Hayes took office in 1877, Congress was taking an
ever more decisive role in leading the nation. Hayes was up against
a Democratic-controlled legislature and antagonized Republican
Party bosses. This work shows how Hayes overcame these forces to
advance his agenda. He resisted the hostile congressional effort to
keep federal troops in the South; reinstated the gold standard;
instituted civil service reform; and ignored the clamor from
congressmen beholden to railway magnates to involve the military in
the Great Strike of 1877. Hayes' triumph over these obstacles laid
the foundation for the strong executive branch we know
today.Presidential Prestige will garner an eager audience of
students, scholars, and members of the general public with an
interest in American history. By focusing on primary sources such
as personal letters, congressional records, and news media, this
book adds a new dimension to the overall historiography of the late
nineteenth century American political landscape.
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