Out today from Princeton University Press: The Presidency of Joseph R. Biden: A First Historical Assessment, edited by Julian E. Zelizer (Princeton University). A description from the Press:
The Presidency of Joseph R. Biden presents a first draft of
history by providing insights into how this one-term president fits
within the broader historical forces shaping the United States in the
twenty-first century. Acclaimed political historian Julian Zelizer
brings together some of today’s leading scholars to give balanced and
strikingly original assessments of the major issues of the Biden years,
from education and reproductive rights to the economy, labor relations,
climate policy, race, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the culture
wars.
These incisive essays trace the full arc of Joe Biden’s
presidency from its early successes to the setbacks that ultimately
consumed it. His domestic legislative achievements were hailed by some
as the most momentous of any American presidency since the Great Society
while his foreign policy ably met the challenges posed by the nation’s
great power rivals. Yet by late 2024, Biden’s legacy was in tatters,
overshadowed by immigration, inflation, the war in Gaza, and the
president’s obvious physical decline.
A full list of contributors -- including a number of legal historians:
