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Power and Prudence
The Presidency of George H. W. Bush
Av Ryan J. Barilleaux, Mark J. Rozell
Inbunden, 2004
423 kr
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When George H. W. Bush took office in January 1989, he brought to the presidency an impressive resume. A former member of Congress, national party leader, CIA director, ambassador to China, and two-term vice president, he had the credentials and experience for a uniquely successful presidency. Less …
Bridging the Constitutional Divide
Inside the White House Office of Legislative Affairs
Av Texas A&M University Press, Russell L. Riley
Inbunden, 2010
426 kr
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In September 2003, seven former heads of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs gathered for the first time ever to compare their experiences working for every president from Richard Nixon to Bill Clinton. For two days, these congressional liaisons, charged with moving their respective …
Presidency and Women
Promise, Performance, and Illusion
Av Janet Martin
Häftad, 2009
303 kr
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"By identifying the parallel emergence of the women's movement and the growth in the executive branch, Martin skillfully demonstrates how our political system can accommodate the demand for change and also maintain a stable government." --Perspectives on Political Science "Martin's analysis …
White House Politics and the Environment
Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush
Av Byron W. Daynes, Glen Sussman
Häftad, 2010
273 kr
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Presidents and their administrations since the 1960s have become increasingly active in environmental politics, despite their touted lack of expertise and their apparent frequent discomfort with the issue. In White House Politics and the Environment: Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush, Byron …
Prosecution Among Friends
Presidents, Attorneys General, and Executive Branch Wrongdoing
Inbunden, 2012
607 kr
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Can Justice Department officials effectively investigate wrongdoing within their own administration without relying on an independent counsel?In Prosecution among Friends political scientist David Alistair Yalof explores the operation of due process as it is navigated within the office of the …
Prosecution Among Friends
Presidents, Attorneys General, and Executive Branch Wrongdoing
Häftad, 2012
322 kr
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Can Justice Department officials effectively investigate wrongdoing within their own administration without relying on an independent counsel? In Prosecution among Friends political scientist David Alistair Yalof explores the operation of due process as it is navigated within the office of the …
Leadership of George Bush
An Insider's View of the Forty-First President
Häftad, 2013
223 kr
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Author Roman Popadiuk served in the Bush White House from 1989 to 1992 as deputy assistant to the president and deputy press secretary for foreign affairs. In that capacity, he was closely involved with many of the day-to-day decisions of the administration during a momentous period that saw the …
Presidential Term Limits in American History
Power, Principles, and Politics
Häftad, 2013
247 kr
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By successfully seeking a third term in 1940, Franklin D. Roosevelt shattered a tradition that was as old as the American republic. The longstanding yet controversial two-term tradition reflected serious tensions in American political values.In Presidential Term Limits in American History, Michael …
Woodrow Wilson, the Great War, and the Fourth Estate
Av James Startt
Inbunden, 2017
705 kr
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James D. Startt previously explored Woodrow Wilson’s relationship with the press during his rise to political prominence. Now, Startt returns to continue the story, picking up with the outbreak of World War I in 1914 and tracing history through the Senate’s ultimate rejection in 1920 of the Treaty …
Presidential Leadership at the Crossroads
William Howard Taft and the Modern Presidency
Inbunden, 2021
589 kr
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In Presidential Leadership at the Crossroads: William Howard Taft and the Modern Presidency, Michael J. Korzi examines Taft's presidency against the backdrop of early twentieth century politics, placing particular emphasis on Taft's theory of presidential leadership. Though Taft's legacy is often …
Memoir of a Pandemic
Fighting COVID from the Front Lines to the White House
Av Brett Giroir
Inbunden, 2023
382 kr
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In January 2020, Admiral Brett P. Giroir, MD, was among the first federal leaders tapped to handle the reintegration of US citizens from Wuhan, China, in the earliest days of what became the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, he was one of the few to see what everyone believed were the only Americans …
Presidential Performance in the Progressive Era
Leadership Style from McKinley to Wilson
Av Fred Greenstein, Dale Anderson
Inbunden, 2024
497 kr
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Presidential Performance in the Progressive Era: Leadership Stylefrom McKinley to Wilson continues Fred I. Greenstein’s multivolume Presidential Difference Project. It follows Greenstein’s matrix for evaluating presidential leadership: (1) public communication; (2) organizational capacity; (3) …
Shaping and Signaling Presidential Policy
The National Security Decision Making of Eisenhower and Kennedy
Av Meena Bose
Inbunden, 1998
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Managerial Presidency, Second Edition
Inbunden, 1999
343 kr
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As the scope and size of the U.S. government has expanded, the importance of good management to the success of a presidency has also increased. Although good management cannot guarantee political or policy success, poor management can certainly undermine good policy and political efforts.In this …
Managerial Presidency, Second Edition
Häftad, 1999
189 kr
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As the scope and size of the U.S. government has expanded, the importance of good management to the success of a presidency has also increased. Although good management cannot guarantee political or policy success, poor management can certainly undermine good policy and political efforts. In this …
Congressional Abdication on War and Spending
Av Louis Fisher
Inbunden, 2000
399 kr
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This text examines how attempts by Congress to reassert its will in the wake of Watergate ultimately resulted in further surrender of legislative power to the presidency.
Congressional Abdication on War and Spending
Av Louis Fisher
Häftad, 2000
203 kr
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This text examines how attempts by Congress to reassert its will in the wake of Watergate ultimately resulted in further surrender of legislative power to the presidency.
Vicious Cycle
Presidential Decision Making in the American Political Economy
Inbunden, 2001
455 kr
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American presidents enter office ready to enact a policy-making agenda that will satisfy partisan interests and facilitate re-election to a second term. Economic circumstances, however, may catch presidents in a vicious cycle of economic growth and inflation versus recession and unemployment. Faced …
Opposition Presidency
Leadership and the Constraints of History
Inbunden, 2002
468 kr
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When a president's governing philosophy is out of step with the dominant ideology of the culture, his options for leadership are much different from those of a leader more in sync with the times. Such ""opposition leaders"" face distinctive challenges and opportunities. They should be judged by …
Presidents and the People
The Partisan Story of Going Public
Inbunden, 2002
511 kr
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When the American president cannot get his way with Congress on something of great importance to him, he often appeals directly to the American people. This kind of appeal has been criticized as an unconstitutional means of subverting the power balance intended by the Constitution. In this volume, …
Presidency, Congress and Divided Government
A Postwar Assessment
Inbunden, 2002
566 kr
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Can presidents hope to be effective in policy making when Congress is ruled by the other party? Political scientist Richard S. Conley brings to this crucial discussion a fresh perspective. He argues persuasively that the conditions of ""divided government"" have changed in recent years, and he …
Character Factor
How We Judge America's Presidents
Inbunden, 2004
455 kr
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The American president's character matters. To most Americans, it matters deeply. But how do we define what character means, and why can't we agree? In this sober, probing consideration of ""the character factor"" and the presidency, veteran political analyst James P. Pfiffner leads us through a …
Character Factor
How We Judge America's Presidents
Häftad, 2003
189 kr
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The American president's character matters. To most Americans, it matters deeply. But how do we define what character means, and why can't we agree? In this sober, probing consideration of ""the character factor"" and the presidency, veteran political analyst James P. Pfiffner leads us through a …
Nixon's Business
Authority and Power in Presidential Politics
Av Nigel Bowles
Inbunden, 2005
583 kr
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Richard Nixon considered establishing a strong peacetime economy one of his most important political objectives. Using Richard E. Neustadt's analytical framework of presidential power, Nigel Bowles develops five case studies around President Nixon's economic policies. Bowles's insightful analysis …
Policy by Other Means
Alternative Adoption by Presidents
Inbunden, 2006
511 kr
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Under the U.S. Constitution, Congress bears responsibility for establishing national policy through legislation, but in recent years that power has often been eclipsed by presidents adopting public policy by other means. Steven A. Shull offers a systematic study of the relative importance of four …
Institutionalizing Congress and the Presidency
The U.S. Bureau of Efficiency, 1916-1933
Av Mordecai Lee
Inbunden, 2006
583 kr
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With its creation of the U.S. Bureau of Efficiency in 1916, Congress sought to bring the principles of ""scientific management"" to the federal government. Although this first staff agency in the executive branch lasted only a relatively short time, it was the first central agency in the federal …
Honest Broker?
The National Security Advisor and Presidential Decision Making
Inbunden, 2009
678 kr
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Explores the ways in which the original conception of the national security advisor - as an 'honest broker' who, rather than directly advocating for any certain policy direction, was instead charged with overseeing the fairness, completeness, and accuracy of the policymaking process - has evolved.
Unitary Executive and the Modern Presidency
Av Ryan J. Barilleaux, Christopher S. Kelley
Inbunden, 2010
566 kr
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During his first term in office, Pres. George W. Bush made reference to the 'unitary executive' ninety-five times, as part of signing statements, proclamations, and executive orders. Pres. Barack Obama's actions continue to make issues of executive power as timely as ever. Unitary executive theory …
Provisional Pulpit
Modern Presidential Leadership of Public Opinion
Inbunden, 2010
622 kr
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The cornerstone of the public presidency is the ability of the White House to influence, shape, and even manipulate public opinion. Ultimately, although much has been written about presidential leadership of opinion, we are still left with many questions pertaining to the success of presidential …
Unitary Executive and the Modern Presidency
Av Ryan J. Barilleaux, Christopher S. Kelley
Häftad, 2010
273 kr
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During his first term in office, Pres. George W. Bush made reference to the 'unitary executive' ninety-five times, as part of signing statements, proclamations, and executive orders. Pres. Barack Obama's actions continue to make issues of executive power as timely as ever. Unitary executive theory …
