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INDEX

Abdul Aziz, 122

Abolitionists, 35

Acton, Lord, 23, 88

Adams, Capt., 42, 49, 58n

Adams, Charles, 38n, 56–57

Afghanistan, 182–83

al-Qaeda, 183

Amendments, constitutional, 25

America. See United States of America

American Civil War, 22–24, 33, 190

American Revolution, 18, 190

American System, 96

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Photographic credits:

Abraham Lincoln: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Reproduction No. LC-USZ6-2064 DLC

Harry S. Truman: U.S. Army, courtesy of Harry S. Truman Library

Franklin D. Roosevelt: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library

William J. Clinton: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Reproduction No. LC-USZ62-107700 DLC

Index prepared by Marilyn Tenney.

Dedication

To H.L. Mencken, the brilliant classical-liberal journalist and staunch critic of the imperial American presidents, especially Woodrow Wilson and the two Roosevelts.

Acknowledgments

First, there are many people associated with the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, to thank, including the supporters and contributors who have made this book possible.

John V. Denson

There are already many books analyzing the American presidency that unique political institution created by our eighteenth-century Founders. Two of the most popular books on this subject are The Imperial Presidency, by Arthur M.

Rating Presidential Performance

Richard Vedder and Lowell Gallaway

Politicians crave to be president of the United States for a variety of reasons. Presidents are guaranteed a comfortable life of moderate affluence, as they usually are able to command a lifetime income of millions of dollars in book royalties, lecture, and corporate director fees after leaving office. A president has a great deal of power and derives satisfaction from being the most important person in the country, if not the world.