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The presidency and domestic policy : comparing leadership styles, FDR to Obama / Michael A. Genovese, Todd L. Belt, William W. Lammers.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Genovese, Michael A., author.
- Belt, Todd L., author.
- Lammers, William W., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Presidents--United States--History--20th century.
- Presidents.
- Political leadership.
- History.
- United States.
- Presidents--United States--History--21st century.
- Political leadership--United States--History--21st century.
- United States--Politics and government--1933-1945.
- Politics and government.
- Political leadership--United States--History--20th century.
- United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
- United States--Politics and government--1989-.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 397 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colorado : Paradigm Publishers, [2014]
- Summary:
- New chapters on Barack Obama and George W Bush bring the coverage up to date. The analytical framework has been adapted to take account of the "dynamic opportunity structure" that emerged during the George W Bush administration. Tables and figures reflect new data throughout the book. The new edition appears just at the time of a shift toward domestic policy concerns including health care, immigration, and gun control. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Strategies for Assessing Presidents 1
- Leadership Styles 4
- Challenges and Opportunities 11
- Categorizing and Comparing Presidents 23
- Part I The High-Opportunity Presidents 32
- Chapter 2 Artful Leadership during Hard Times / Franklin D. Roosevelt Roosevelt, Franklin D. 32
- Personal Characteristics 33
- Challenges and Opportunities 37
- Leadership Style 42
- Legislative Enactments 47
- An Assessment 57
- Chapter 3 Legislative Leadership and a Credibility Gap / Lyndon B. Johnson Johnson, Lyndon B. 64
- Personal Characteristics 65
- Challenges and Opportunities 69
- Leadership Style 71
- Legislative Enactments 75
- An Assessment 83
- Chapter 4 One Big Year / Ronald Reagan Reagan, Ronald 88
- Personal Characteristics 89
- Challenges and Opportunities 94
- Leadership Style 95
- Legislative Enactments 100
- An Assessment 109
- Chapter 5 A Resolute Decider with a Co-President / George W. Bush Bush, George W. 114
- Personal Characteristics 115
- Challenges and Opportunities 121
- Leadership Style 122
- Legislative Enactments 127
- An Assessment: The Rise of the Administrative Presidency 134
- Part II The Moderate-Opportunity Presidents 140
- Chapter 6 A Broker with Beliefs / Harry S. Truman Truman, Harry S. 140
- Personal Characteristics 141
- Challenges and Opportunities 145
- Leadership Style 147
- Legislative Enactments 153
- An Assessment 158
- Chapter 7 A Skilled Centrist / Dwight D. Eisenhower Eisenhower, Dwight D. 163
- Personal Characteristics 164
- Challenges and Opportunities 168
- Leadership Style 170
- Legislative Enactments 177
- An Assessment 183
- Chapter 8 A Quest for Heroic Leadership / John F. Kennedy Kennedy, John F. 188
- Personal Characteristics 189
- Challenges and Opportunities 194
- Leadership Style 196
- Legislative Enactments 202
- An Assessment 210
- Chapter 9 A Negotiator without a Partner / Barack Obama Obama, Barack 215
- Personal Characteristics 216
- Challenges and Opportunities 221
- Leadership Style 222
- Legislative Enactments 228
- An Assessment 234
- Part III The Low-Opportunity Presidents 239
- Chapter 10 An Activist with an Enemies List / Richard Nixon Nixon, Richard 239
- Personal Characteristics 240
- Challenges and Opportunities 244
- Leadership Style 246
- Legislative Enactments 256
- Watergate and the Ford Interregnum 263
- An Assessment 266
- Chapter 11 An Outsider's Pursuit of "Trustee" Leadership / Jimmy Carter Carter, Jimmy 271
- Personal Characteristics 272
- Challenges and Opportunities 274
- Leadership Style 276
- Legislative Enactments 282
- An Assessment 290
- Chapter 12 A Reluctant Guardian / George H. W. Bush Bush, George H. W. 295
- Personal Characteristics 296
- Challenges and Opportunities 300
- Leadership Style 301
- Legislative Enactments 307
- An Assessment 313
- Chapter 13 A Perpetual Campaigner under Siege / Bill Clinton Clinton, Bill 316
- Personal Characteristics 317
- Challenges and Opportunities 323
- Leadership Style 325
- Legislative Enactments 332
- An Assessment 341
- Part IV Conclusion 345
- Chapter 14 Opportunities, Challenges, and Skills: Comparing the Presidents 345
- Landmark Enactments 346
- Comparing Leadership Styles 351
- Comparative Assessments 360
- Conclusion 368
- Looking Ahead 370.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1612053025
- 9781612053011
- 1612053017
- 9781612053028
- OCLC:
- 858159326
- Publisher Number:
- 99957564338
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