Cabinet : George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution by ...

Name: Cabinet : George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution by ...
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Harvard University Press

The Cabinet\nby Lindsay M. Chervinsky\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 8\u20139 working days.\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Lindsay M. Chervinsky\nTitle: The Cabinet\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: History of the Americas\nPublisher: Harvard University Press\nISBN-13: 9780674271036\nISBN-10: 0674271033\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThe US Constitution says nothing about a presidential cabinet, yet this institution has grown powerful. Lindsay M. Chervinsky tells the story of George Washington\u2019s cabinet, an ad hoc panel that responded to emergencies of the day. It is supposed to be the Senate\u2019s job to advise the president, but the first cabinet changed that expectation forever.\n\nThe US Constitution says nothing about a presidential cabinet, yet this institu.