Jason Friedman is a global dynamics instructor at The Winchendon School in Winchendon, Massachusetts.

“Basing his research on an excellent array of archival material and government documents, Friedman brings to light six specific executive actions that reflect Carter's compatibility with the transformational changes of the presidency, exposing the differences between campaign rhetoric and governance within the inherently conflictual nature of executive-legislative relations....recommended”—Choice

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1. The Carter Way: Creating a Tone of Openness and Responsiveness2. The Path to Forgiveness: Draft Dodgers and the Debate Over Amnesty3. Trimming the Trappings of Office: Presidential Yacht Sequoia and Jimmy Carter’s Arsenal of Austerity4. Water Project Cancellations: Public Works Appropriations and Parochial Interests5. Jimmy Carter and the Reinstatement of Draft Registration6. Jimmy Carter and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance7. Jimmy Carter and the Legislative Veto: Fighting an Encroachment on Federal ComityConclusionPostscript: Donald Trump and New Questions of Presidential DignityChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Jason Friedman is a global dynamics instructor at The Winchendon School in Winchendon, Massachusetts.

“Basing his research on an excellent array of archival material and government documents, Friedman brings to light six specific executive actions that reflect Carter's compatibility with the transformational changes of the presidency, exposing the differences between campaign rhetoric and governance within the inherently conflictual nature of executive-legislative relations....recommended”—Choice

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1. The Carter Way: Creating a Tone of Openness and Responsiveness2. The Path to Forgiveness: Draft Dodgers and the Debate Over Amnesty3. Trimming the Trappings of Office: Presidential Yacht Sequoia and Jimmy Carter’s Arsenal of Austerity4. Water Project Cancellations: Public Works Appropriations and Parochial Interests5. Jimmy Carter and the Reinstatement of Draft Registration6. Jimmy Carter and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance7. Jimmy Carter and the Legislative Veto: Fighting an Encroachment on Federal ComityConclusionPostscript: Donald Trump and New Questions of Presidential DignityChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Jason Friedman is a global dynamics instructor at The Winchendon School in Winchendon, Massachusetts.

“Basing his research on an excellent array of archival material and government documents, Friedman brings to light six specific executive actions that reflect Carter's compatibility with the transformational changes of the presidency, exposing the differences between campaign rhetoric and governance within the inherently conflictual nature of executive-legislative relations....recommended”—Choice

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1. The Carter Way: Creating a Tone of Openness and Responsiveness2. The Path to Forgiveness: Draft Dodgers and the Debate Over Amnesty3. Trimming the Trappings of Office: Presidential Yacht Sequoia and Jimmy Carter’s Arsenal of Austerity4. Water Project Cancellations: Public Works Appropriations and Parochial Interests5. Jimmy Carter and the Reinstatement of Draft Registration6. Jimmy Carter and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance7. Jimmy Carter and the Legislative Veto: Fighting an Encroachment on Federal ComityConclusionPostscript: Donald Trump and New Questions of Presidential DignityChapter NotesBibliographyIndex