Pulitzer Prize Winner Garry Wills Talks About His New Book ‘Bomb Power’
By The ArchivesPulitzer Prize Winner Garry Wills Talks About His New Book ‘Bomb Power’
By The Archives
WBEZ brings you fact-based news and information.
Sign up for our newsletters
to stay up to date on the stories that matter.
The power of the United States Executive Branch became a charged issue during the tenure of George W. Bush. Critics argued that the President and members of his administration were claiming unprecedented powers for the office – leaving Congress and sometimes the Constitution in its wake. But in his new book, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Garry Wills argues that an expansive, even unchecked executive has been a feature of the United States since the post World War II period. The book is called Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State. Wills says that the race to build the atomic bomb laid the groundwork for a new form of presidential power, one we still operate under today.Chicago Amplified: Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State
RELATED:
Bomb Power-Video
Interview with Garry Wills and Joanne J. Myers