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White House politics and the environment : Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush / Byron W. Daynes and Glen Sussman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Daynes, Byron W.
- Series:
- Joseph V. Hughes, Jr. and Holly O. Hughes series on the presidency and leadership.
- Joseph V. Hughes, Jr., and Holly O. Hughes series in the presidency and leadership
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Presidents--United States--Case studies.
- Presidents.
- Environmental management--Political aspects--United States--Case studies.
- Environmental management.
- Environmental policy--United States--Decision making--Case studies.
- Environmental policy.
- Political leadership--United States--Case studies.
- Political leadership.
- Political culture--United States--Case studies.
- Political culture.
- United States--Politics and government--Case studies.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (313 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2010.
- Summary:
- Presidents and their administrations since the 1960's have become increasingly active in environmental politics, despite their touted lack of expertise and their apparent frequent discomfort with the issue. In White House Politics and the Environment: Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush, Byron W. Daynes and Glen Sussman study the multitude of resources presidents can use in their attempts to set the public agenda. They also provide a framework for considering the environmental direction and impact of U.S. presidents during the last seven decades, permitting an asse...
- Contents:
- Contents; Table and Figure; Preface; introduction The Modern Presidency and the Environment; part one: presidents having a positive impact on the environment; chapter 1 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman; chapter 2 John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson; chapter 3 Richard Nixon; chapter 4 Jimmy Carter; chapter 5 Bill Clinton; part two: presidents having a mixed impact on the environment; chapter 6 Dwight D. Eisenhower; chapter 7 Gerald Ford; chapter 8 George H. W. Bush; part three: presidents having a negative impact on the environment; chapter 9 Ronald Reagan; chapter 10 George W. Bush
- conclusion Comparing the Modern Presidents' Environmental Policies Notes; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-60344-254-5
- OCLC:
- 830168919
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