All things to all men : the false promise of the modern American presidency

by Godfrey Hodgson

From Simon & Schuster, All Things to All Men describes the false promise of the modern American presidency from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan.

Hodgson argues that the institution of the presidency has lost much of its power in the last two decades, analyzes the causes of this impotence, and suggests changes that will enable future presidents to govern effectively.

312 pages, Paperback

First published August 24, 1981

About the author

Godfrey Hodgson was a White House correspondent for a London newspaper with a desk in the Washington Post newsroom during the Kennedy and Johnson years. He has worked as a reporter for print and television throughout the United States and has written sixteen books, most dealing with people and issues in American politics. He taught at Oxford University and lives in Oxfordshire, U.K.