"Jeremy Bailey has crafted an original understanding of executive leadership in the thought and practice of Thomas Jefferson, locating that praxis as an integral element of Jeffersonian constitutionalism. In doing so, Bailey pushes past conventional paradoxical frames--a strict constitutionalist whose political ambition and opportunism undercut that same constitutionalism. What emerges instead is a fresh portrait of an iconic American political leader, one engaged in a coherent project to reconcile the conflicting requirements of discretionary action, popular consent, and fundamental law, one committed to realizing a unified vision of constitutional democratic leadership. Along the way, Bailey also manages to situate Jeffersonian era innovations within the line of historical predicates leading to the development of the modern presidency and its repertoire of signature practices and justifications. This book is engaging, well researched, and well written. In all, it stands as an important contribution to a vast literature, one that can be fruitfully read by students of presidential leadership, American political development, and American constitutional thought." -Scott C. James, University of California, Los Angelesa vast literature, one that can be fruitfully read by students of presidential leadership, American political development, and American constitutional thought.

" -Scott C. James, University of California, Los Angelesa vast literature, one that can be fruitfully read by students of presidential leadership, American political development, and American constitutional thought." -Scott C. James, University of California, Los Angelesa vast literature, one that can be fruitfully read by students of presidential leadership, American political development, and American constitutional thought." -Scott C. James, University of California, Los Angeles.