Presidential Privilege and the Freedom of Information Act

AvKevin M. Baron

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

The Freedom of Information Act, developed at the height of the Cold War, highlighted the power struggles between Congress and the president in that tumultuous era. By drawing on previously unseen primary source material and exhaustive archival research, this book reveals the largely untold and fascinating narrative of the development of the FOIA, and demonstrates how this single policy issue transformed presidential behaviour. The author explores the policy's lasting influence on the politics surrounding contemporary debates on government secrecy, public records and the public's 'right to know', and examines the modern development and use of 'executive privilege'.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-11-03
Mått:156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt:357 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:New Perspectives on the American Presidency
Antal sidor:232
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781474442459

Utforska kategorier

Centralt styre och förvaltning inom Samhälle och politik
Politiskt ledarskap inom Samhälle och politik
Rättshistoria inom Juridik

Mer om författaren

Kevin M. Baron is Assistant Professor in Politics at Austin Peay State University in Tennessee. Kevin’s research focuses on Congress and the Presidency, paying particular attention to the politics of policymaking.

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Kevin Baron has developed a dynamic model, nested within a social learning perspective, to explain policy formation as a function of double feedback loops. He examines the legislative development of FOIA from 1946–76 revealing the effectiveness of a learned response behaviour to executive privilege in issue evolution.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Truman and the Shift to a Cold War Paradigm Mindset; 3. Eisenhower’s Executive Privilege and the Public Interest; 4. Kennedy and the Democratic Political Considerations of Compromise; 5. LBJ and the Politics of Passing FOIA; 6. Nixon and the Resurgence of Executive Privilege; 7. Ford and Veto Bargaining Over Amending FOIA; 8. Conclusion – The Future of FOIA and Executive Privilege; Bibliography.