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Barcode30053003322206
Home LocationParis-Bourbon
Call No973.4 CHER
Title The cabinet : George Washington and the creation of an American institution / Lindsay M. Chervinsky.
Author Chervinsky, Lindsay M., 1988- author.
CollectionAdult 900-999
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Personal Name Chervinsky, Lindsay M., 1988- author.
Title Statement The cabinet : George Washington and the creation of an American institution / Lindsay M. Chervinsky.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2020.
Physical Description 416 pages : maps, portraits ; 22 cm
Content Type text txt rdacontent
Media Type unmediated n rdamedia
Carrier Type volume rdacarrier
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-400) and index.
Formatted Contents Note Forged in war -- The original team of rivals -- Setting the stage -- The early years -- The cabinet emerges -- A foreign challenge -- A domestic threat -- A cabinet in crisis.
Summary, Etc. "The US Constitution never established a presidential cabinet-the delegates to the Constitutional Convention explicitly rejected the idea. So how did George Washington create one of the most powerful bodies in the federal government? On November 26, 1791, George Washington convened his department secretaries-Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Knox, and Edmund Randolph-for the first cabinet meeting. Why did he wait two and a half years into his presidency to call his cabinet? Because the US Constitution did not create or provide for such a body. Washington was on his own. Faced with diplomatic crises, domestic insurrections, and constitutional challenges-and finding congressional help lacking-Washington decided he needed a group of advisors he could turn to. He modeled his new cabinet on the councils of war he had led as commander of the Continental Army. In the early days, the cabinet served at the president's pleasure. Washington tinkered with its structure throughout his administration, at times calling regular meetings, at other times preferring written advice and individual discussions. Lindsay M. Chervinsky reveals the far-reaching consequences of Washington's choice. The tensions in the cabinet between Hamilton and Jefferson heightened partisanship and contributed to the development of the first party system. And as Washington faced an increasingly recalcitrant Congress, he came to treat the cabinet as a private advisory body to summon as needed, greatly expanding the role of the president and the executive branch"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject-Personal Name Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Subject-Personal Name Washington, George, 1732-1799
Subject-Personal Name Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.
Subject-Personal Name Knox, Henry, 1750-1806.
Subject-Personal Name Randolph, Edmund, 1753-1813.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Cabinet officers United States History 18th century.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term United States Politics and government 1789-1797.

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