Presidential Lightning Rods
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Presidential Lightning Rods
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Author : Richard J. Ellis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Presidential Lightning Rods written by Richard J. Ellis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with POLITICAL SCIENCE categories.
Presidential Lightning Rods
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Author : Richard J. Ellis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Presidential Lightning Rods written by Richard J. Ellis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Choice Outstanding Title H. R. Haldeman, President Nixon's former chief of staff, is said to have boasted: "Every president needs a son of a bitch, and I'm Nixon's. I'm his buffer and I'm his bastard. I get done what he wants done and I take the heat instead of him." Richard Ellis explores the widely discussed but poorly understood phenomenon of presidential "lightning rods"--cabinet officials who "take the heat" instead of their bosses. Whether by intent or circumstance, these officials divert criticism and blame away from their presidents. The phenomenon is so common that it's assumed to be an essential item in every president's managerial toolbox. But, Ellis argues, such assumptions can oversimplify our understanding of this tool. Ellis advises against indiscriminate use of the lightning rod metaphor. Such labeling can hide as much as it reveals about presidential administration and policymaking at the cabinet level. The metaphor often misleads by suggesting strategic intent on the president's part while obscuring the calculations and objectives of presidential adversaries and the lightning rods themselves. Ellis also illuminates the opportunities and difficulties that various presidential posts--especially secretaries of state, chiefs of staff, and vice presidents--have offered for deflecting blame from our presidents. His study offers numerous detailed and instructive examples from the administrations of Truman (Dean Acheson); Eisenhower (Richard Nixon, John Foster Dulles, Herbert Brownell, and Ezra Taft Benson); LBJ (Hubert Humphrey); Ford (Henry Kissinger); and Reagan (James Watt). These examples, Ellis suggests, should guide our understanding of the relationship between lightning rods and presidential leadership, policymaking, and ratings. Blame avoidance, he warns, does have its limitations and may even backfire at times. Nevertheless, President Clinton and his successors may need to rely on such tools. The presidency, Ellis points out, finds itself the object of increasingly intense partisan debate and microscopic scrutiny by a wary press. Lightning rods can deflect such heat and help the president test policies, gauge public opinion, and protect his political power and public image. Ellis's book is an essential primer for helping us understand this process.
Cabinet Members As Presidential Lightining Rods
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Author : Richard John Ellis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Cabinet Members As Presidential Lightining Rods written by Richard John Ellis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with categories.
Presidential Leadership
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Author : George C. Edwards
language : en
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Release Date : 2006
Presidential Leadership written by George C. Edwards and has been published by Cengage Learning this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
From routine operations to the workings of a White House in crisis, PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP: POLITICS AND POLICY MAKING examines all facets of the presidency in rich detail, with a special emphasis on policy. The authors use analytical prose and timely, fascinating examples to examine the presidency from two theoretical standpoints--the President as "facilitator," and the President as "director of change."
Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society
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Author : Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1882
Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society written by Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1882 with Meteorology categories.
Vols. 10-11 include Meteorology of England by James Glaisher as seperately paged section at end.
Political Science Quarterly
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Political Science Quarterly written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Electronic journals categories.
Vols. 4-38, 40-41 include Record of political events, Oct. 1, 1888-Dec. 31, 1925 (issued as a separately paged supplement to no. 3 of v. 31- 38 and to no. 1 of v. 40)
Report Of The President
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Author : University of California, Berkeley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1886
Report Of The President written by University of California, Berkeley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1886 with categories.
Annual Report Of The President And Directors
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Author : Louisville Water Company (Louisville, Ky.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1881
Annual Report Of The President And Directors written by Louisville Water Company (Louisville, Ky.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1881 with Water-supply categories.
General Ashcroft
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Author : N. V. Baker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
General Ashcroft written by N. V. Baker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Reviled as a fascist and zealot by libertarians and liberals but praised as a great patriot and devout man of God by many conservatives, John Ashcroft may have been the most powerful and polarizing attorney general in our nation's history. Looking past such oversimplified stereotypes, Nancy Baker offers the first in-depth study of Ashcroft's controversial tenure as attorney general-and as domestic commander in our campaign against global terrorism. Addressing new concerns about challenges to civil liberties in the wake of 9/11, Baker provides a critical assessment of Ashcroft's impact on national life within the context of an enormous expansion of presidential power. Baker depicts a man who even before 9/11 was in search of a mission and then found it in the "War on Terror." She explores how Ashcroft's counterterrorism actions eroded checks on executive power, arguing that the attorney general used both the formal and informal powers of his office to expand executive and law enforcement authority—and did so at the additional expense of criminal procedural rights, privacy rights, and government transparency. Baker tells how the war against terrorism, the unique legal policy role of the attorney general, and Ashcroft's presence in that office dramatically expanded the power and impact of executive power in domestic affairs. She identifies Ashcroft's rhetorical tactics that set his actions at odds with the public interest—such as browbeating critics and marginalizing dissent—and challenges the success claimed by Ashcroft and his supporters in safeguarding America by documenting the Justice Department's lack of effectiveness in key prosecutions. She also includes an enlightening analysis of the Patriot Act and its implications for both civil liberties and government power. By documenting the ongoing importance of Ashcroft's legacy—a legacy now continued by Alberto Gonzalez—Baker shows how he dramatically changed the office and disrupted our constitutional system of divided and checked powers. Her close scrutiny of Ashcroft's actions vividly highlights the role that an attorney general can play in shaping presidential power during national crises and provides a cautionary tale for anyone eager to protect our civil liberties.
Annual Report Of The President Of The University On Behalf Of The Regents
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Author : California. University. Regents
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1882
Annual Report Of The President Of The University On Behalf Of The Regents written by California. University. Regents and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1882 with categories.