Essays in honor of James MacGregor Burns / edited by Michael R. Beschloss and Thomas E. Cronin.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A Conversation on retirement from Williams College -- The Origins of the American presidency -- James MacGregor Burns and the ideas of a vigorous, programmatic, partisan yet accountable presidency -- John Kennedy: a political profile revisited -- Franklin D. Roosevelt and the intended new deal -- How to fill the gaps in political biography: the case of FDR -- Neither leaders nor followers: citizenship under strong democracy -- "No one man": bringing the commander in chief to account -- Party renewal and American democracy -- The Supreme court: transactional or transformational leadership? -- Leadership and equality: a social scientist at work -- Leaders and leaders: the Soviet-American summits -- A Conversation on the American presidency.