Congressional Quarterly's desk reference on the Presidency / Bruce Wetterau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wetterau, Bruce.

Series:

Desk reference series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Presidents.

Executive power--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Executive power.

United States.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

viii, 311 pages ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Desk reference on the Presidency

CQ's desk reference on the Presidency

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, [2000]

Contents:

I The Office of the President 1

The Presidency and the Constitution 7

The Presidency, Then and Now 14

Sizing Up the Executive Branch 20

The Presidency, Coming and Going 23

II The Presidents, Personally Speaking 38

Growing Up to Be President 38

Background of the Presidents 51

Presidential Families 64

The Vice Presidents 78

For the Record 83

Presidents' Medical Woes 86

After the Presidency 90

III The President's Powers and Duties 100

The Chief Executive 106

Commander in Chief 116

The Vice President 120

The President and Congress 127

The President and the Courts 136

The President and Foreign Policy 141

The President and the Press 144

The Presidents and Special Interests 147

Presidential Commissions 150

IV The Presidencies 155

Words and Deeds 164

Presidents and Public Opinion 181

Vice Presidents 184

Beyond Our Shores 192

Scandals 199

V Campaigns and Elections 210

Political Parties 214

Primaries, Nominations, and Conventions 217

The Campaigns 224

Electing the President and Vice President 232

Financing Elections 244

VI The Executive Branch at Work 249

The White House Office 249

Executive Office of the President 252

The Cabinet and Departments 255

The President and the Bureaucracy 268

Federal Agencies and Government Corporations 270

Economy, Budgeting, and Finance 275.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1568025890

OCLC:

44777328