Miller Center Studies on the Presidency
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Advancing innovative scholarship on the American presidency, this series seeks to ask timeless and novel questions about the institution and its role in a constitutional democracy, to re-invigorate its study across disciplines, and to publish its findings through novel vehicles and formats. Through a capacious approach to the field, it seeks to highlight the relevance of historical developments to current affairs and to explore the evolution of the office over time.

Series Editors: Guian A. McKee and Marc J. Selverstone
UVA Editor(s): Nadine Zimmerli

Books in this Series

The Elections of 2024
The Elections of 2024
Edited by Michael Nelson
Diplomats at War
Diplomats at War
Friendship and Betrayal on the Brink of the Vietnam Conflict
Charles Trueheart
Year Zero
Year Zero
The Five-Year Presidency
Christopher P. Liddell
Watchdogs
Watchdogs
Inspectors General and the Battle for Honest and Accountable Government
Glenn A. Fine
The Presidency and the American State
The Presidency and the American State
Leadership and Decision Making in the Adams, Grant, and Taft Administrations
Stephen J. Rockwell
Mourning the Presidents
Mourning the Presidents
Loss and Legacy in American Culture 
Edited by Lindsay M. Chervinsky and Matthew R. Costello
The Peaceful Transfer of Power
The Peaceful Transfer of Power
An Oral History of America’s Presidential Transitions
David Marchick and Alexander Tippett with A. J. Wilson
Averting Doomsday
Averting Doomsday
Arms Control during the Nixon Presidency
Patrick J. Garrity and Erin R. Mahan
The Presidency
The Presidency
Facing Constitutional Crossroads
Edited by Michael Nelson and Barbara A. Perry
Broken Government
Bridging the Partisan Divide
Edited by William J. Antholis and Larry J. Sabato
Broken Government
Bridging the Partisan Divide
Edited by William J. Antholis and Larry J. Sabato
American Dreams
Opportunity and Upward Mobility
Edited by Guian McKee and Cristina Lopez-Gottardi Chao
American Dreams
Opportunity and Upward Mobility
Edited by Guian McKee and Cristina Lopez-Gottardi Chao
Communication
Getting the Message Across
Edited by Nicole Hemmer
Communication
Getting the Message Across
Edited by Nicole Hemmer
Immigration
Struggling over Borders
Edited by Sidney Milkis and David Leblang
Immigration
Struggling over Borders
Edited by Sidney Milkis and David Leblang
Race
The American Cauldron
Edited by Douglas A. Blackmon
Race
The American Cauldron
Edited by Douglas A. Blackmon
Trump
Trump
The First Two Years
Michael Nelson
Crucible
Crucible
The President's First Year
Edited by Michael Nelson, Jeffrey L. Chidester, and Stefanie Georgakis Abbott
Trump's First Year
Trump's First Year
Michael Nelson
Fatal Politics
Fatal Politics
The Nixon Tapes, the Vietnam War, and the Casualties of Reelection
Ken Hughes
The Dangerous First Year
The Dangerous First Year
National Security at the Start of a New Presidency
Edited by William I. Hitchcock and Melvyn P. Leffler
Chasing Shadows
Chasing Shadows
The Nixon Tapes, the Chennault Affair, and the Origins of Watergate
Ken Hughes
The War Bells Have Rung
The War Bells Have Rung
The LBJ Tapes and the Americanization of the Vietnam War
George Herring
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