The Politicizing Presidency
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The Strategic Presidency
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Author : James P. Pfiffner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
The Strategic Presidency written by James P. Pfiffner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"The best book on the importance of presidential transitions to the long-term successes of administrations. Contemporary scholars and practitioners will be especially interested in Pfiffner's treatment of the problems that surrounded the Clinton administration's troubled start". -- Mark J. Rozell, author of Executive Privilege.
The Politicizing Presidency
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Author : Thomas J. Weko
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
The Politicizing Presidency written by Thomas J. Weko and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
From Truman to Clinton presidents have aggressively tried to expand their control over national government. In the process, they have vastly enlarged their White House staffs and politicized the federal bureaucracy with thousands of appointees in key administrative positions. Thomas Weko argues that the Presidential Personnel Office (PPO), charged with screening and recommending such appointees, both exemplifies and helps explain the enormous growth of presidential power since World War II. Originally conceived as a small advisory group within the White House Office, the PPO has grown enormously from a staff of two under Truman to as many as sixty under other presidents and now oversees nearly four thousand appointments per administration. Weko charts the PPO's evolution and influence and shows how central it is to our understanding of modern presidential leadership. Weko's starting point is Terry Moe's rational choice theory that it is the institution of the presidency, not the sitting president, that fosters centralization and politicization within the executive branch. Amplifying and extending Moe's theory, Weko persuasively links the PPO's explosive growth to the weakening of political parties, the post-Eisenhower disintegration of "policy networks," the growing impact of television news, and the public's increasing readiness to hold the President accountable for policy failures. The PPO's growth clearly has increased presidential control and bureaucratic responsiveness. But Weko argues those results have had unanticipated and unwanted consequences that, among other things, have undermined the integrity and capabilities of administrative agencies. Any improvement in the leadership of the executive branch, he contends, can only emerge from changes in the current institutional arrangement of the presidency itself. Based on exhaustive research in White House files, oral histories, and memoirs, and personal interviews with over 100 White House aides, Weko's study provides a provocative new look at the White House Office and the modern presidency.
Empowering The White House
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Author : Karen Marie Hult
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Empowering The White House written by Karen Marie Hult and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
On the surface the new president seems to inherit an empty house," Hugh Heclo, a recognized expert on American democratic institutions, has noted. "In fact, he enters an office already shaped and crowded by other people's desires." Empowering the White House examines how Richard Nixon entered that crowded Oval Office in 1969 yet managed to change it in a way that augmented the power of the presidency and continues to influence into the twenty-first century how his successors have governed. Nixon's White House is perhaps best remembered for the growth in the size of the staff, which operated under the supposed iron fist of H. R. Haldeman. But more important than size and management style to the character of the Nixon White House were the assigned tasks, complexity, and dynamics of the burgeoning staff. Faced with hostile majorities in Congress and executive branch careerists assumed to be committed to a Democratic agenda, Nixon sought to control his political fate by engaging more actively than earlier presidents in public relations and the mobilization of support. At the command and under the control of the Oval Office, the staff carried out assignments designed to fulfill Nixon's aims. This theoretically informed and well-researched study explains how Nixon changed and expanded the institutionalized presidency and how that affected the Ford and Carter administrations. Nixon ushered in a new stage in the modern presidency by organizing and using his increasingly complex staff in new ways that have persisted beyond the 1970s to this day. To a greater degree than any predecessor, Nixon systematized outreach, legal advice, and policy formulation. His White House staffing, then, has come to be regarded as a "standard model" that influences incoming presidents regardless of party affiliation. Leavening this organizational study are revealing accounts of how the Nixon, Ford, and Carter staffs operated behind the scenes in the West Wing. Anyone needing to know how the White House worked during those presidencies—or how it has worked since—will find this book invaluable.
The Politics Of The Presidency
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Author : Joseph August Pika
language : en
Publisher: C Q Press College
Release Date : 2005
The Politics Of The Presidency written by Joseph August Pika and has been published by C Q Press College this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Artfully balancing the historical foundations of the office with analysis of the increasingly political nature of the presidency, Pika and Maltese assess the institution, the individuals who have served, the president's interactions with the public and governing elites, and the chief executive's impact on public policy. Offering students the best of both worlds, this comprehensive text offers historical examples and context throughout, while weaving new scholarship and balanced coverage of the current Bush administration into every chapter, making The Politics of the Presidency the most current presidency text on the market.
The Politics Of The Presidency
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Author : Norman C. Thomas
language : en
Publisher: CQ-Roll Call Group Books
Release Date : 1997
The Politics Of The Presidency written by Norman C. Thomas and has been published by CQ-Roll Call Group Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Updated to include the first six months of the second Clinton term, this work focuses on how presidents govern and fulfil their many obligations - both in Washington and beyond. The authors also analyze the institution, the individuals who have served, and their interaction with the public.
The Presidency And The Political System
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Author : Michael Nelson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
The Presidency And The Political System written by Michael Nelson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Political Science categories.
According to the editor, the Presidency is woven into the fabric of the larger political system. The power of the modern Presidency is shaped by decisions that were made at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and by two centuries of change in the system since that event. It is shaped as well by the skills and personalities of individual presidents, who are elected through the political system. Each of the 20 chapters in this book treats some important aspect of the relationship between the Presidency and the political system. The chapters are organized into five parts: Approaches to the Presidency, Elements of Presidential Power, Presidential Selection, Presidents and Politics, and Presidents and Government. Each part begins with a brief essay that introduces the authors and their topics. ISBN 0-87187-438-5 (pbk.): $17.00.
The Politicization Of The Military
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Author : Felipe B. Miranda
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
The Politicization Of The Military written by Felipe B. Miranda and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Civil-military relations categories.
The Politics Of The Presidency 7th Edition
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Author : Joseph A Pika
language : en
Publisher: C Q Press College
Release Date : 2008-02-06
The Politics Of The Presidency 7th Edition written by Joseph A Pika and has been published by C Q Press College this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Pika and Maltese deliver comprehensive and engaging analysis of the increasingly political nature of the presidency, while artfully balancing the historical foundations of the office. This fully updated seventh edition includes analysis of the accelerated 2008 nomination process, further scrutiny of the wars on terror and in Iraq, a close look at Bush¿s judicial appointments, and a measured assessment of the president¿s impact on such pressing issues as education, global warming, and illegal immigration.
Presidential Leadership In Political Time
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Author : Stephen Skowronek
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Presidential Leadership In Political Time written by Stephen Skowronek and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Renowned scholar Stephen Skowronek's insights have fundamentally altered our understanding of the American presidency. His seminal works have identified broad historical patterns in American politics and explained the dynamics at work behind them. His "political time" thesis has been particularly influential, revealing how presidents reckon with the work of their predecessors, situate their power within recent political events, and assert their authority to change things. In this new book, Skowronek revisits his political time thesis and focuses on how it helps us make sense of the presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. The essays--some of which predate his book The Politics Presidents Make, some of which followed it, and one of which is wholly original to this volume--make his arguments about the politics of leadership generally accessible while also drawing them forward and highlighting new issues for our times. Skowronek explains the typical political problems that presidents confront in political time, as well as the likely effects of their working through them. This allows him to draw out parallels in the politics of leadership between Andrew Jackson and Franklin Roosevelt and between James Polk and John Kennedy--and to develop a new and revealing perspective on the leadership of George W. Bush. All along the way, Skowronek considers contemporary innovations in the American political system that bear on the leadership patterns he draws from the more distant past. The impact of the 24-hour news cycle, of a more disciplined and homogeneous Republican party, of conservative advocacy of the "unitary theory" of the executive, and of progressivedisillusionment with the presidency--all come under fresh scrutiny. A provocative review of presidential history, Skowronek's book brims with fresh insights and opens a window on the institution of the executive office and the workings of the American political system as a whole. Intellectually satisfying for scholars, it also provides an accessible volume for students and general readers interested in the American presidency." -- Publisher.
The Powers Of The Presidency
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: CQ Press
Release Date : 2008-03-05
The Powers Of The Presidency written by and has been published by CQ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Examines the presidency as a constitutional office, covering how it was shaped by its design at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and by later constitutional amendments, Supreme Court decisions, and custom and precedent. Discusses the various roles of the chief executive, including chief of state, chief administrator, legislative leader, chief diplomat, commander in chief, and chief economist.