The Presidents and the People

In The Presidents and the People (Norton), conditional law and political science professor Brettschneider provides an analysis of five presidents who used their powers to assault democracy. This deep dive into the presidencies of John Adams, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Woodrow Wilson 1879, and Richard Nixon dissects the damage done by these individuals. Yet Brettschneider shows that these actions did not ultimately prevail as everyday people fought against these abuses of power. Brettschneider offers hope about the possibilities of restoring a fragile democracy.