The Book Prize Index

The Imperial Presidency

Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

"The Imperial Presidency traces the growth of presidential power over two centuries, from George Washington to George W. Bush, examining how it has both served and harmed the Constitution and what Americans can do about it in years to come."--BOOK JACKET.

Politics & GovernmentPolitics & Government · medium confidencePolitics & Government81 signalsLlm Classifier: Politics & Government -> Politics & GovernmentKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryAward Category: Hillman Prize for Book Journalism -> Journalism & ReportageWorld War IIAsia & the PacificAfrica & the African Diaspora

Award History

1 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Hillman Prize for Book Journalism1974Co-winnerOfficial source
National Book Award for NonfictionMajor1974FinalistSecondary source
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Experimental book profileGenerated by GPT-5.4 nano · may contain inaccuracies

This is an unverified interpretation of the catalog description, offered as an opt-in discovery experiment—not as bibliographic fact.

  1. 01 Central figures

    • George Washington80%
    • George W. Bush80%

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    55 / 100 academic

    Trade / academic crossover

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 72%.