Book Signing: Jeremi Suri
Join us as we celebrate Dr. Suri's new book 'The Impossible Presidency.'
$20 per person
$15 Campus Club members
The book will be available for purchase.
Brisket from The Carillon and Beer from Real Ale Brewing Company will be served!
Please call us at 512-404-3655 or email TheCarillon@attconf.utexas.edu to make your reservation.
About
Jeremi Suri holds the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a professor in the University's Department of History and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Professor Suri is the author and editor of nine books on contemporary politics and foreign policy. Professor Suri's research and teaching have received numerous prizes. In 2007 Smithsonian Magazine named him one of America's "Top Young Innovators" in the Arts and Sciences. His writings appear widely in blogs and print media. Professor Suri is also a frequent public lecturer and guest on radio and television programs.
http://jeremisuri.net/biography
The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office
Why have recent presidents failed to bring promised change? This book charts the rise and fall of the American presidency, from the limited role envisaged by the Founding Fathers to its current status as the most powerful job in the world. The presidency is a victim of its own success -- the vastness of the job makes it almost impossible to fulfill the expectations placed upon it. As managers of the world's largest economy and military, contemporary presidents must react to a truly globalized world in a twenty-four-hour news cycle. There is little room left for bold vision. The Impossible Presidency traces America's disenchantment with our recent presidents to the inevitable mismatch between presidential promises and the structural limitations of the office.
