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The presidency and domestic policy : comparing leadership styles, FDR to Clinton / William W. Lammers and Michael A. Genovese.
LIBRA JK511 .L35 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lammers, William W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Presidents--United States--History--20th century.
- Presidents.
- United States.
- History.
- Political leadership--United States--History--20th century.
- Political leadership.
- United States--Politics and government--1933-1945.
- Politics and government.
- United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
- United States--Politics and government--1989-.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 383 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, 2000.
- Summary:
- This new book systematically examines the first terms of every president from FDR to Clinton and assesses the leadership style, the policy agenda, and the political opportunity of each. Each president's success in effecting landmark legislation and other policy change is measured and evaluated. The authors assess how skillful each president was in the art of presidential leadership, what strategies and tactics they employed to achieve their goals, and the policy legacies left by each.
- Contents:
- 1 Strategies for Assessing Presidents 3
- The High-Opportunity Presidents 29
- 2 Franklin D. Roosevelt: Artful Leadership during Hard Times 31
- 3 Lyndon B. Johnson: Legislative Leadership and a Credibility Gap 71
- 4 Ronald Reagan: One Big Year 99
- The Moderate-Opportunity Presidents 133
- 5 Harry S. Truman: A Broker with Beliefs 135
- 6 Dwight D. Eisenhower: A Skilled Centrist 159
- 7 John F. Kennedy: A Quest for Heroic Leadership 187
- The Low-Opportunity Presidents 215
- 8 Richard Nixon: An Activist with an Enemies List 217
- 9 Jimmy Carter: An Outsider's Pursuit of "Trustee" Leadership 251
- 10 George Bush: A Reluctant Guardian 277
- 11 Bill Clinton: A Perpetual Campaigner under Siege 299
- 12 Opportunities, Challenges, and Skills: Comparing the Presidents 331.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1568021240
- OCLC:
- 42976887
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