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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About the Author | |
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| The Presidency: Origins and Powers | |
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| Origins of the Presidency | |
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| Powers of the President | |
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| Presidential Power | |
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| Notes | |
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| The President and the Public | |
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| Nominating the President | |
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| Presidential Elections | |
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| The General Election | |
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| Problematic Elections | |
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| The 2000 Election | |
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| Electoral College Reform? | |
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| Third-Party Presidential Candidates | |
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| Electoral Trends | |
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| The Media, Public Opinion, and the Permanent Campaign | |
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| Presidents and the Media | |
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| Public Opinion | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Notes | |
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| The White House Staff and Organization | |
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| Roosevelt and Truman: Laying the Foundations | |
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| Eisenhower Institutionalizes the White House | |
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| Kennedy and the Collegial Model | |
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| Lyndon Johnson's One-Man Show | |
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| Nixon's Tight Hierarchy | |
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| Ford's and Carter's Lessons | |
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| Reagan's Two Contrasting Terms | |
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| Bush's Pit Bull | |
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| Clinton's Three-Ring Circus | |
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| George W. Bush and Cheney's Shadow | |
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| The Obama White House and Its Czardoms | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Notes | |
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| The White House and the Executive Branch | |
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| White House Staff and the Executive Office of the President | |
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| The President's Cabinet | |
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| Cabinet Secretaries Versus the White House Staff | |
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| Reorganization | |
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| Political Appointments | |
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| The Executive Branch Bureaucracy | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Notes | |
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| The President and Congress | |
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| Constitutional Fundamentals | |
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| Veto Power | |
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| Signing Statements | |
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| The President as Legislative Leader | |
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| The Political Fundamentals | |
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| Presidential Skills | |
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| Cases of Presidential Leadership of Congress | |
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| Kennedy and the House Rules Committee: Behind-the-Scenes Leadership | |
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| LBJ's Activist Approach: The 1964 Civil Rights Act | |
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| Richard Nixon: The Politics of Confrontation | |
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| Jimmy Carter: The Moral Equivalent of War | |
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| Ronald Reagan: The FY1982 Budget Juggernaut | |
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| Clinton and Two Congresses: A Study in Contrast | |
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| President George W. Bush and Congress: Contrasting Mandates | |
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| The Presidency and a Polarized Congress | |
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| The Roots of Congressional Polarization | |
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| The Consequences of Partisan Polarization | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Notes | |
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| The President and National Security | |
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| The War Power | |
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| World War II | |
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| Korea | |
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| Vietnam | |
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| The War Powers Resolution of 1973 | |
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| The Persian Gulf War | |
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| Other Constitutional Powers | |
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| The National Security Council Dominates the Executive Branch | |
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| Presidential Leadership and Crisis Decision Making | |
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| Two Decisions on Vietnam: Eisenhower and Johnson | |
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| Two Decisions on Cuba: Kennedy's Lessons | |
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| Two Decisions on Iran: Carter and Reagan | |
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| President Bush: Two Wars Begun in Two Years | |
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| Did President Bush Mislead the Country in His Arguments for War with Iraq? | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Notes | |
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| Presidential Greatness and Abuse of Power | |
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| Corruption and Abuse of Power | |
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| Watergate | |
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| Iran-Contra | |
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| President Clinton's Impeachment and Senate Trial | |
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| George W. Bush's Extraordinary Claims to Executive Power | |
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| Suspending the Geneva Conventions and Torture | |
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| Suspending Habeas Corpus | |
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| Warrantless Electronic Surveillance by the National Security Agency | |
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| Signing Statements | |
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| The Unitary Executive Theory | |
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| Presidential Greatness and Reputation | |
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| Conclusion: Public Expectations and the Presidency | |
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| Notes | |
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| Presidents of the United States | |
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| The Constitution of the United States of America: Articles I and II | |
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| Constitutional Amendments That Affect the Presidency: Amendments XII, XX, XXII, and XXV | |
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| Index | |