American President

Name: American President
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ISBN: 9780132110044

ISBN-10: 0132110040

ISBN-13: 9780132110044

Edition: 4th 1995

Authors: Robert E. DiClerico

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Explores the potential and limitations of presidential influence as the institution seeks to function in an increasingly controversial political environment. This edition includes coverage of the 1992 Presidential Election and the first 18 months of the Clinton Presidency.

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List price: $37.60
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.98" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.166
Language: English

DiClerico received his Ph.D. at Indiana University. He is the author of THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT. Hammock received his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia and is currently serving as Chairman of the West Virginian State Election Commission.

Preface	p. xi
The Concerns of This Book	p. xii
Difficulties in Studying the Presidency	p. xiii
Notes	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
The Selection Process	p. 1
Presidential Selection: A Historical Overview	p. 1
The Nominating Function	p. 3
Who Contends? Who Is Nominated?	p. 6
Legal Criteria	p. 6
Informal Criteria	p. 7
Criticisms of the Presidential Nominating Process	p. 14
The Problem of Length	p. 14
Early Eliminations	p. 16
The Problem of Quality Control	p. 18
Proposals for Change	p. 20
Primary/Caucus Clusterings	p. 20
National Primary	p. 21
Party Elite Selection	p. 22
Notes	p. 23
The President and Foreign Affairs	p. 26
Some General Considerations: The Two Presidencies	p. 26
The War-Making Power	p. 31
The Intent of the Founders	p. 31
Presidential War	p. 33
Congress Reacts: The War Powers Resolution	p. 38
The War Powers Resolution in Action	p. 39
Treaties and Executive Agreements	p. 47
Executive Agreements	p. 49
Congress Reacts: The Case Act (1972)	p. 50
The CIA and Foreign Policy	p. 51
Foreign Aid and Trade	p. 56
The Swing of the Pendulum	p. 60
Notes	p. 63
The President and Congress	p. 67
The President and Congress: A Strained Relationship	p. 68
Separation of Powers	p. 68
Structure of Congress	p. 68
Different Constituencies	p. 69
Erosion of Support	p. 70
Lessening or Worsening the Antagonism: Intervening Factors	p. 71
Nature of the Times	p. 71
Public Prestige	p. 71
Legislative Leadership Style	p. 72
Party Control	p. 79
The Ascendancy of the President as Legislator	p. 82
Congressional Reassertion	p. 85
Budget Enforcement Act (1990)	p. 91
Tools and Tactics of Presidential Persuasion	p. 91
Status Conferral	p. 91
Legislative Assistance	p. 92
Programs, Projects, and Patronage	p. 92
The Veto Power	p. 94
Campaign Assistance	p. 96
Appeal to the Public	p. 96
The Quest for Information: The President, Congress, and Executive Privilege	p. 97
The Ultimate Confrontation: Impeachment	p. 102
The Impeachment Process	p. 102
Impeachable Offenses	p. 103
The Impeachment Instrument: An Evaluation	p. 105
The Problem of Deadlock	p. 109
Proposals for Change	p. 111
Notes	p. 113
President, Public, and Press	p. 118
Public Attitudes toward the Office: Pre-Watergate	p. 119
The Importance of the Office	p. 119
The Office as an Object of Trust and Respect	p. 120
Attitudes about the Power of the Presidency	p. 123
The Public's Attitudes toward the Individual	p. 125
The Inevitable Decline in Support	p. 125
The Interplay of Public Attitudes toward the Individual and the Office: The Case of Watergate	p. 138
Presidential Efforts to Influence Public Opinion	p. 142
The Media as Facilitators of Presidential Influence	p. 143
The Media as Complicators of Presidential Influence	p. 152
An Antipresidency Bias	p. 161
Possible Consequences of Media Negativism	p. 163
Presidential Responses	p. 165
Conclusion	p. 166
Notes	p. 166
The President and the Bureaucracy	p. 171
The Power of Appointment	p. 173
Kinds of Choices	p. 173
Number of Choices	p. 174
Federal Regulatory Agencies	p. 177
Political Appointees: The Problem of "Going Native"	p. 178
Political Appointees: The Problem of Getting Them in Place	p. 181
Reorganization	p. 182
On the Need to Reorganize	p. 183
Difficulties of Reorganization	p. 184
Central Clearance	p. 189
The End Run	p. 190
Other Limitations on Presidential Control	p. 192
Size and Complexity	p. 192
Lack of Clarity in Presidential Intent	p. 193
Attempts at Greater Control over the Bureaucracy: The Cases of Nixon and Reagan	p. 194
Nixon	p. 194
A Change in Approach	p. 196
The Results	p. 197
Reagan	p. 198
The Results	p. 201
Notes	p. 203
Decision Making in the White House	p. 206
The Participants	p. 206
The Cabinet	p. 207
Cabinet Member Influence	p. 210
Reagan and Cabinet Government	p. 211
The Executive Office of the President	p. 213
National Security Council	p. 214
Council of Economic Advisers	p. 219
Office of Management and Budget	p. 220
Domestic Policy Council	p. 221
National Economic Council	p. 224
The White House Staff	p. 224
The White House Staff and the Problem of Presidential Isolation	p. 226
Staff Organization	p. 227
Staff Attitudes toward the President	p. 232
The President's Attitude toward Staff	p. 234
Outside Advisers	p. 237
Notes	p. 239
Five Cases in Presidential Decision Making	p. 243
Five Cases in Presidential Decision Making	p. 245
The Bay of Pigs Invasion	p. 245
The Cuban Missile Crisis	p. 250
The Vietnam War	p. 254
The Iran-Contra Affair	p. 261
Shoe Import Quotas	p. 269
Maximizing the Flow of Information to the President	p. 273
Notes	p. 276
The Presidency and Emergency Powers	p. 280
The Founders, the Constitution, and Emergency Powers	p. 282
On the Necessity for Emergency Powers	p. 283
On the Necessity for Safeguards	p. 284
Essential Safeguards	p. 284
Emergency Powers and the Courts	p. 289
Recent Congressional Action on Emergencies	p. 295
Notes	p. 296
Personality and the Presidency	p. 298
Conditions Conducive to the Expression of Personality	p. 298
Analysis of Presidential Personality	p. 299
Barber's Analysis	p. 300
Lyndon Johnson as an Active-Negative	p. 302
Johnson's Youth	p. 302
Johnson Enters Politics	p. 304
Worldview and Style	p. 305
The Johnson Presidency	p. 307
Richard Nixon as an Active-Negative	p. 310
Nixon's Youth	p. 310
Nixon Enters Politics	p. 313
Worldview and Style	p. 314
The Nixon Presidency	p. 317
Franklin Roosevelt as an Active-Positive	p. 321
Roosevelt's Youth	p. 321
Entry into Politics; Worldview and Style	p. 322
The Roosevelt Presidency	p. 323
Ronald Reagan: An Imperfect Passive-Positive	p. 326
Reagan's Youth	p. 326
Worldview and Style	p. 327
Reagan and the Presidency	p. 329
Personality Qualities Suitable to the Presidency	p. 333
The Case of Jimmy Carter	p. 335
Predicting Presidential Personalities	p. 337
Notes	p. 339
Presidential Leadership
Evaluating Presidential Leadership: The Problems	p. 348
Achievement Is in the Eye of the Beholder	p. 348
The Situational Problem	p. 348
The Problem of Perspective	p. 350
The Matter of Unanticipated Consequences	p. 351
Achievement versus Agenda Setting	p. 352
The Matter of Who Gets Credit	p. 353
Qualities of Leadership	p. 354
Empathy with the Public	p. 354
An Ability to Communicate	p. 355
Credibility	p. 358
A Sense of Timing	p. 359
Courage	p. 362
Decisiveness	p. 364
Vision	p. 365
Flexibility	p. 367
A Sense for Power	p. 369
Conclusion	p. 372
Notes	p. 373
The Vice Presidency	p. 375
Vice-Presidential Selection	p. 375
Reforming Vice-Presidential Selection	p. 379
The Problem of Vice-Presidential Responsibilities	p. 381
Constitutional and Statutory Responsibilities	p. 382
Presidential Assignments	p. 383
The Carter-Mondale Precedent	p. 386
Reagan and Bush	p. 387
Bush and Quayle	p. 388
The Clinton-Gore Precedent	p. 389
Reforming the Vice Presidency	p. 390
Notes	p. 392
Index	p. 394
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