Matthew Rozsa’s Masters Thesis from Rutgers
Date Created2012
Other Date2012-01 (degree)
Subject: History, Presidents—United States—Messages, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-190
Description: Grover Cleveland‘s third State of the Union took the unique step of only discussing one subject, tariff reform. This was in marked contrast to its predecessors, which had always covered a multitude of issues. This study analyzes the impact of the third State of the Union on the political and policymaking power of the presidency during the Gilded Age and on the ideological character of the Democratic Party following its post-Civil War doldrums.
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