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Understanding the presidency through Taft’s lens: a clear, thoughtful look at power, law, and the Chief Magistrate’s role in government.
This edition examines how the President and Congress share authority, how treaties become law, and how executive decisions shape the balance of power. It draws on historical debates and real cases to explain why the President’s duties include faithful execution of laws, managing foreign relations, and guiding national policy without overstepping constitutional bounds.
- How executive power is defined, used, and checked by courts and Congress
- The process of vetoes, appointments, and the duties of the Executive Office
- How treaties and foreign relations influence domestic law and policy
- Historical examples that illuminate the tension between leadership and law
Ideal for readers of political history and constitutional insight seeking a measured view of the presidency’s reach and responsibilities.
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Excerpt from Our Chief Magistrate: And His Powers
The six chapters included in this book were originally delivered by Mr. Taft at Columbia University, during the winter session of 1915-16, as the Blumenthal Lectures, under the general title: "The Presidency, Its Powers, Duties, Responsibilities and Limitations." With this title, in accordance with the usual custom, they were also presently announced by the Columbia University Press as a forthcoming publication.
Since a similar title had already been given to a course of three lectures delivered by Mr. Taft at the University of Virginia, in the academic year 1914-15, the publication of which had been undertaken by Charles Scribner's Sons, the title of this volume has been changed, at the author's suggestion, to its present form.
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