History 743.3
Course Schedule
January 29: Introduction
February 5: NO CLASS--conference for me
February 12: NO CLASS--COLLEGE HOLIDAY
February 19: The Skowronek Thesis
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Skowronek, The Politics Presidents Make, preface, part 1 |
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February 26: The Skowronek Thesis Applied
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Skowronek, The Politics Presidents Make, part 2 |
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March 4: The Framers
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Ellis, Founding Brothers |
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reading notes (Christine S., Ken) |
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outside reading: Young, Washington Community (George I., Joshua, John G.) |
March 11: The Civil War
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Donald, Lincoln |
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reading notes (Thomas, Dan) |
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outside reading: Trefousse, Impeachment of a President (Jason, Pamela, Arthur) |
March 18: The Presidency in the Gilded Age
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Ackerman, The Dark Horse |
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reading notes (Helene, Asma, Ronald) |
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outside reading: Morton Keller, Affairs of State (Rosemary, Michelle, Kris) |
March 25: The Presidency in the Progressive Era
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Morris, Theodore Rex |
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reading notes (George I., Joshua, John Gwinn, Tamika) |
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outside reading: John Milton Cooper, The Warrior and the Priest (Milton, Todd, Raven) |
April 1: Reconsidering Presidential Power
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McMahon, Reconsidering Roosevelt on Race |
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reading notes (Milton, Pamela, Arthur, Keino) |
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outside reading: William Leuchtenburg, Supreme Court Reborn (Selina, Stephen) |
April 8: NO CLASS--SPRING BREAK
April 15: The Cold War Presidency
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Fursenko and Naftali, "One Hell of a Gamble" |
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reading notes (Rosemary, Michelle, Kris, Scott) |
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outside reading: Robert Dallek, Unfinished Life (Suesanne, Christine I., Tamika) |
April 22: The Presidency and the Civil Rights Movement
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Rosenberg and Karabell, Kennedy, Johnson, and the Quest for Justice |
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reading notes (Jason, Todd, Raven, David) |
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outside reading: Taylor Branch, Pillar of Fire (John Gordon, Siobhan, Keino, Cheryl) |
April 29: The 1964 Campaign
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Johnson, Running from Ahead |
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outside reading: Robert Dallek, Flawed Giant (Christine S., Ken, Scott) |
May 6: The Presidency in Scandal
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Greenberg, Nixon's Shadow |
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reading notes (Selina, Stephen, Siobhan, Gary, Mark) |
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outside reading: Stanley Kutler, The Wars of Watergate (Thomas, Dan, David) |
May 13: The Modern Presidency
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Gould, The Modern American Presidency, pp. 125-239. |
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reading notes (Suesanne, Christine I., John Gordon, Cheryl) |
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outside reading: William E. Leuchtenburg, In the shadow of FDR (Helene, Asma, Ronald, Gary, Mark) |