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03690aam a2200361Ii 4500 001 253644CC550D11E9884C074097128E48 003 SILO 005 20190402010148 008 181105s2019 vau b 000 0 eng d 020 $a 9780813942797 020 $a 0813942799 035 $a (OCoLC)1061090854 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d OCLCQ $d KSG $d OCLCF $d JQM $d ITD $d JQM $d IWA $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a E912 N449x 2019 100 1 $a Nelson, Michael, $d 1949- $e author. 245 10 $a Trump : $b the first two years / $c Michael Nelson. 264 1 $a Charlottesville : $b University of Virginia Press, $c 2019 300 $a ix, 256 pages ; $c 22 cm. 490 1 $a Miller Center studies on the presidency 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-256). 520 $a On the first anniversary of Donald Trump's presidency, Michael Nelson, one of our finest and most objective presidential scholars, published Trump's First Year, a nonpartisan assessment that was widely hailed as the best account of one of the most unusual years in presidential history. At the midpoint of Trump's term, Nelson has updated his book to include the second year, which if anything has proven to be even more remarkable. Beginning with an examination of the dramatic 2016 election, Nelson's book follows Trump as he takes office under mostly favorable conditions, with relative stability at home and abroad and his party in control of both houses of Congress. Trump leveraged this successfully in some ways, from the confirmation of his nominee Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court to the passage of his tax-reform bill. But many more actions were perceived as failures or even threats to a safe, functional democracy, including immigration policies defied by state and local governments, volatile dealings with North Korea, unsuccessful attempts to pass major legislation, and the inability to fill government positions or maintain consistent White House staff. As Nelson demonstrates in a substantial addition to the original book, Trump's effectiveness, or lack thereof, did not change significantly in his second year in office, but his approach often did. With the Mueller investigation and the midterm elections looming, Trump threw off his advisors' restraints and acted more directly on his impulses, reverting to the instincts and rhetoric that had won him the election. While opposition to Trump remained strong in many quarters, resistance among GOP leaders crumbled as they were confronted with their constituents' support of the president. Published on the second anniversary of Trump's inauguration, Nelson's book offers the most complete and up-to-date assessment of this still-unfolding story. --Publisher's description. 505 0 $a Trump is elected -- A cycle of decreasing influence and decreasing effectiveness -- Forming (and re-forming) the administration -- Executive action -- Loci of opposition: the courts and the states and cities -- Congress and domestic policy -- Communications -- Foreign policy -- Prospects for removal -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: December 1, 2017 -- Trump's second year. 600 10 $a Trump, Donald, $d 1946- 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 2017- 775 08 $i Revision of: $a Nelson, Michael, 1949- $t Trump's first year. $d Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2018. $z 9780813941448 $w (OCoLC)1013988563 830 0 $a Miller Center studies on the presidency. 941 $a 3 952 $l FYPI314 $d 20191008012748.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20190514013547.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190402023034.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=253644CC550D11E9884C074097128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search