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The Constitution states that ""no title of nobility shall be granted by the United States,"" yet it seems political nobility is as American as apple pie.

America was founded in rebellion against nobility and inherited status. Yet from the start, dynastic families have been conspicuous in national politics. The Adamses. The Lodges. The Tafts. The Roosevelts. The Kennedys. And today the Bushes and the Clintons.

Longtime presidential historian Stephen Hess offers an encyclopedic tour of the families that have loomed large over America's political history.

Starting with John Adams, who served as the young nation's first vice president and earned the nickname ""His Rotundity,"" Hess paints the portraits of the men and women who, by coincidence, connivance, or sheer sense of duty, have made up America's political elite. There are the well-known dynasties such as the Roosevelts and the Kennedys, and the names that live on only in history books, such as the Bayards (six generations of U.S. senators) and the Breckinridges (a vice president, two senators, and six representatives).

Hess fills the pages of America's Political Dynasties with anecdotes and personality-filled stories of the families who have given the United States more than a fair share of its presidents, senators, governors, ambassadors, and cabinet members.

This book also tells us the stories of the Bushes and what looks to be a political dynasty in waiting, the Clintons. Emblematic of America's growing diversity, Hess also examines how women, along with ethnic and racial minorities, have joined the ranks of dynastic political families.

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America’s Political Dynasties is a great gift to students of American history, a monumental work by the always enterprising Stephen Hess. Here the branches on the American family tree form a fascinating portrait of the familiar and the little known families that so affected our national narrative.
—Tom Brokaw

With America’s Political Dynasties, Stephen Hess presents a fascinating study of the dangers of selecting a country’s leaders on their blood lines. We Americans struck gold with Franklin Roosevelt, a fifth cousin of theodore. yet too often, the electorate, being taken with the original, grabbed for the faded copy. But not always: i loved the Philadelphia editor who backed Jefferson over Adams chiefly because, like Washington, he had no sons.
—Chris Matthews

Anything Steve Hess writes i stop right in my tracks and read it. he’s not reacting, he’s thinking. his work benefits all who love American politics and policy.
—Peggy Noonan

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Stephen Hess, senior fellow emeritus in Governance Studies at Brookings, began his career in Washington as a young speechwriter for President Eisenhower (1958–61). He was Distinguished Research Professor of Media and Public Affairs at the George Washington University (2004–09). His numerous books, now translated into thirty languages, include the The Professor and The President: Daniel Patrick Moynihan in the Nixon White House (Brookings Institution Press, 2014).

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Brookings Institution Press (November 15, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 800 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0815727089
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0815727088
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.82 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 2.25 x 9.5 inches

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Stephen Hess, one of the foremost authorities on media and government in the United States, is a senior fellow emeritus in Governance Studies at The Brookings Institution. He first joined Brookings in 1972 and was distinguished research professor of media and public affairs at the George Washington University (2004–2009). Served on White House staff during Eisenhower and Nixon presidencies and as advisor to Presidents Ford and Carter.

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Jennifer Irwin

Strong storytelling, lots of good new background for dinner conversations

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Really enjoying the story telling. We are big historical buffs and learning about some families we knew nothing about. And that's saying something. Like history, encourage you to check out [...] -

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Sir Lancelot

Understanding History Predict the Future...

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Stephen Hess is undoubtedly well qualified and competent writer as well one who is schooled in the social and political life of his time. The work thoroughly documents the life, beliefs and times of the various political dynasty families since Adams to Kennedy. Hess is a true scholar that takes painstaking time to document the 17 families that made America what it is today. Some families have "died out" from the Political passion of their elders while others remain with us, and in some cases tragically, to this very day.
What is very interesting is the realities of the past that get contorted to pass off political schema/agenda today either by white washing historical fact or contorting it to match with "politically correct" "education". Subjects like the Anglo-American relationship that had existed ever since the first Europeans came to America. Dr. Carrol Quigley, Bill Cinton's mentor, identifies the on-going historical connections between the two within his book "Tragedy & Hope" and "The Anglo-American Establishment".
What Stephen Hess does here is thoroughly documents the founders of America as a Constitutional Republic and the great pain staking detailed investigations into their various histories, fortunes, achievements and intermarriages to form an actual "elite" or Ruling Class that was supposed to be ridden from with the foundation of the Constitutional Republic.
Perhaps when one reads Quigley's works, the works by Antony Sutton, "The Naked Capitalist" by Skousen, the Reece Committee investigations by Rene Wormser one thoroughly understands the immense, and continued, power held by these fortunate few - interwoven - relations to this day.
With the continual depressing news and witnessing the entire West collapse and decay; legally, socially, culturally, morally, religiously, economically and politically, it is ok to have an opinion however an informed opinion is much more worthy...
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 31, 2015

Slow going!!

One of the best non-fiction books on America's Political history I have read.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 23, 2015

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Excellently written treatise on the families that helped shape the United States. This work is filled with previously little known historical facts. The work flows beautifully and helps to explain the impact of families who have devoted themselves to service of their country.

My wife, a Breckinridge, was amazed at the author's skilled research and art of writing. Stephen Hess is a master wordsmith.

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Thorough and informative

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 23, 2015

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Heard about this book during an extended interview with Mr. Hess on the POTUS channel, and decided to get a copy for a political junkie friend. Lots of fascinating details about the sorts of people and families who shaped the nation from its birth right down through to today. Highly recommended for anyone interested in politics and US history.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 10, 2016

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Loved this book. The history of these families is very interesting and even more interesting is how the early dynasties intertwined with each other. A great read!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 5, 2016

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Absolutely a great book and enjoyable and easy to read. Must buy for American history lovers

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 10, 2017

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Great History. America's Political Dynasties. It's also a great reference.

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