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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reading notes

February 26: The Skowronek Thesis Applied

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Skowronek, The Politics Presidents Make, part 2

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reading notes

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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transcripts

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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)