Considering the Bush presidency / edited by Gary L. Gregg II, Mark J. Rozell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gregg, Gary L., 1967-

Rozell, Mark J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.

United States.

Politics and government.

Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-.

Bush, George W.

Physical Description:

ix, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Summary:

George W. Bush became president under some of the most unusual circumstances in U.S. history. After a contested election in which Bush lost the popular vote, many people felt that he would have difficulty establishing his legitimacy to lead. The events of September 11, 2001 transformed the Bush presidency, as his domestic policy agenda took a back seat to the international fight against terrorism. Considering the Bush Presidency is the first broad-ranging scholarly review and analysis of the George W. Bush presidency. Written by leading political science scholars, it covers such topics as presidential leadership of Congress, public opinion leadership, the symbolic presidency, presidential war powers, the Bush transition, staffing the Bush presidency, executive privilege battles, and Cheney as vice president. It examines the remarkable events and the leadership of an administration that has already become one of the most important to study in the modern era.

Contents:

Introduction: Assessing the Bush presidency / James P. Pfiffner

The Bush tradition / John P. Burke

Organizing the Bush presidency: assessing its early performance / Kathryn Dunn Tenpas and Stephen Hess

The Bush staff and cabinet system / Charles E. Walcott and Karen M. Hult

Bush and public opinion / Michael A. Dimock

Dignified authenticity: George W. Bush and the symbolic presidency / Gary L. Gregg II

The way we go to war: the Iraq resolution / Louis Fisher

Executive privilege in the Bush administration: the conflict between secrecy and accountability / Mark J. Rozell

George W. Bush and Congress: the electoral connection / Michael Nelson

Cheney and vice presidential power / Paul Kengor

On the edge: the electoral career of George W. Bush / Andrew E. Busch.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0195166817

0195166809

OCLC:

52040379