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The Clinton presidency and the constitutional system / edited by Rosanna Perotti ; with an introduction by Meena Bose.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Conference Name:
- Presidential Conference (11th : 2005 : Hofstra University)
- Series:
- Joseph V. Hughes, Jr. and Holly O. Hughes series on the presidency and leadership
- Joseph V. Hughes Jr. and Holly O. Hughes series on the presidency and leadership
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Clinton, Bill, 1946---Congresses.
- Clinton, Bill.
- Clinton, Bill, 1946---Impeachment--Congresses.
- Clinton, Bill, 1946-.
- Executive power--United States--History--20th century--Congresses.
- Executive power.
- Politics and government.
- History.
- Impeachment.
- United States--Politics and government--1993-2001--Congresses.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 311 pages ; 25 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2012]
- Contents:
- Introduction: Reclaiming the "vital center" in American politics through the Clinton presidency / Meena Bose
- pt. I. Evaluating the Clinton presidency
- How to evaluate a president / Bill Clinton
- Breaking into a conservative era / Sidney Blumenthal
- Clinton the survivor / John F. Harris
- Bill Clinton's early days / David Maraniss
- Clinton, Congress, and the presidency / James P. Pfiffner
- A president not yet ready to be history / Ted Widmer
- pt. II. Organizing the Clinton presidency
- The role of Chief of Staff / Leon E. Panetta
- Clinton as fearless leader / John Podesta
- Finding the vital center: the Clinton White House / Shirley Anne Warshaw
- Reshaping the model: Clinton, Gore, and the new vice presidency / Joel K. Goldstein
- pt. III. Constitutional powers of the presidency
- Bill Clinton, the constitution, and the war power / David Gray Adler
- Bill Clinton and unilateral executive power / Ryan J. Barilleaux and Christopher Kelley
- Clinton, the constitution, and presidential power: his legacy for the office of the president / Nancy Kassop
- pt. IV. Impeachment
- Impeachment and the independent counsel: collision in the Capitol / Ken Gormley
- The Clinton impeachment: politics and public law / Richard M. Pious
- Assessing the impeachment of President Clinton from a post-9/11 perspective / Susan Low Bloch
- Bill Clinton and the character factor in perspective / James P. Pfiffner
- The view from Capitol Hill / Peter King
- The view from the White House / Lanny J. Davis
- pt. V. The presidency in the system of checks and balances
- Economic policymaking and political learning: legislative leadership and the rhetorical presidency / M. Stephen Weatherford and Lorraine M. McDonnell
- The White House Office of Legislative Affairs / Howard G. Paster
- Confirmation politics: Clinton, Congress, and the appointment of federal judges / John Anthony Maltese
- President Clinton's Supreme Court appointments / Roger K. Newman.
- Notes:
- Based on the 11th Presidential Conference at Hofstra University, held in 2005, which was entitled: "William Jefferson Clinton: The 'New Democrat' from Hope."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1603446605
- 9781603446600
- 9781603446945
- 160344694X
- OCLC:
- 767974374
- Publisher Number:
- 99949273507
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