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Pitiful Giants

Presidents in Their Final Terms

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  • © 2014

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Part of the book series: The Evolving American Presidency (EAP)

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Five presidents (Eisenhower, Reagan, Clinton, Bush, and Obama) have been elected to and served a second term. Seemingly free from electoral pressure, each president has taken a unique approach to their second term, and the book seeks to unpack the rationale behind their decisions and actions in their final years of power.

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“Franklin (Georgia State Univ.) examines the trials faced and opportunities afforded to lame duck presidents, men who ‘begin to hemorrhage influence from the moment they are reelected.’ … Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduate and graduate collections.” (R. P. Seyb, Choice, Vol. 53 (7), March, 2016)

About the author

Daniel P. Franklin is Associate Professor of Political Science at Georgia State University, USA.

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