Prisoners of the White House : The Isolation of America's Presidents and the Crisis of Leadership

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table Of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction Trapped In The Bubble -- Part I Four Who Lost The People -- Chapter One Lyndon B. Johnson From Outreach To Isolation -- Chapter Two Richard Nixon In The Bunker -- Chapter Three Jimmy Carter Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes -- Chapter Four George H.w. Bush Missing The Obvious -- Part Ii Two Defiant Princes -- Chapter Five John F. Kennedy And George W. Bush Strange Bedfellows -- Part Iii Five Who Stayed Connected -- Chapter Six Franklin D. Roosevelt Reading The Nation's Pulse With Eleanor -- Chapter Seven Harry Truman Connected To Everyman -- Chapter Eight Ronald Reagan Middle-class Roots -- Chapter Nine Bill Clinton Escapes From Disaster -- Chapter Ten Barack Obama Beyond The Beltway -- Part Iv From Wizards To Chicken Peddlers -- Chapter Eleven The Wizards Of The White House -- Chapter Twelve Breaking Out Of The Bubble -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About The Author.