Presidential Party Building Dwight D. Eisenhower to George W. Bush

Name: Presidential Party Building Dwight D. Eisenhower to George W. Bush
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ISBN: 9780691136936

ISBN-10: 0691136939

ISBN-13: 9780691136936

Edition: 2010

Authors: Daniel J. Galvin

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Modern presidents are usually depicted as party "predators" who neglect their parties, exploit them for personal advantage, or undercut their organizational capacities. Challenging this view,Presidential Party Buildingdemonstrates that every Republican president since Dwight D. Eisenhower worked to build his party into a more durable political organization while every Democratic president refused to do the same. Yet whether they supported their party or stood in its way, each president contributed to the distinctive organizational trajectories taken by the two parties in the modern era.Unearthing new archival evidence, Daniel Galvin reveals that Republican presidents responded to their…

Book details

List price: $89.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 9/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.13" long x 0.86" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Preface



Introduction: A Common Half-Truth



A Theory of Presidential Party Building



The Republicans



Building a Modern Republican Party




Building the New Majority




The Politics of Addition




Building the Republican Base




Leveling the Playing Field




The Democrats



Operation Support




The President's Club




Alternative Priorities




Culmination and Reversal




Conclusion: Presidents, Parties, and the Political System


Afterword: George W. Bush and Beyond


Appendix: Methods and Sources


Abbreviations


Notes


Index