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Between the branches : the White House Office of Legislative Affairs / Kenneth E. Collier.
LIBRA JK585 .C58 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Collier, Kenneth E., 1959-
- Series:
- Pitt series in policy and institutional studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Executive power--United States.
- Executive power.
- Legislation.
- United States.
- Legislation--United States.
- Separation of powers--United States.
- Separation of powers.
- United States. White House Office. Office of Legislative Affairs.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 330 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [1997]
- Summary:
- Because of the power-fearing drafters of the U.S. Constitution, the president's tools for influencing Congress are quite limited.& Presidents have had to look beyond the formal powers of the office to push a legislative agenda.& In Between the Branches, a book of unprecedented depth, Kenneth Collier traces the evolution of White House influence in Congress over nine adminstrations, from Eisenhower to Clinton.& It will enlighten students of the presidency, Congress, and all those interested in American politics.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The Eisenhower administration
- The Kennedy administration
- The Johnson administration
- The Nixon administration
- The Ford administration
- The Carter administration
- The Reagan administration
- The Bush administration
- The Clinton administration
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-323) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0822939789
- 0822956292
- OCLC:
- 36126791
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