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Winner of the American Bar Association's 2025 Silver Gavel Award
American presidents have often pushed the boundaries established for them by the Constitution; this is the inspirational history of the people who pushed back.
Brief description: Corey Brettschneider is a professor at Brown University, where he teaches constitutional law and politics. He has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Time. He is also the author of The Oath and the Office. He lives in New York.
Review Quotes: [A]n essential survey... [The Presidents and the People] is an invaluable breakdown of present-day concerns in an illuminating historical context.--Publishers Weekly, starred review