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Title:

The presidential leadership dilemma : between the Constitution and a political party / edited by Julia R. Azari, Lara M. Brown, Zim G. Nwokora.

Publisher:

State University of New York Press,

Copyright Date:

c2013

Description:

xi, 247 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Presidents--United States--History--20th century.
Presidents--United States--History--21st century.
Political leadership--United States--History--20th century.
Political leadership--United States--History--21st century.

Other Authors:

Azari, Julia R., 1979-
Brown, Lara M.
Nwokora, Zim G., 1983-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction: a rock and a hard place: between a party and the people -- Pathways to the nomination: an analytic framework -- Presidential mandates and the leadership dilemma: William J. Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama -- Playing for history: the reelection leadership choices of presidents -- William J. Clinton and George W. Bush -- Presidents, leverage, and significant public policy -- The base realignment and closing commission: difficult choices, electoral considerations, and the future of national leadership in a partisan age -- The paradoxes of presidential leadership in pursuing policy goals -- Taking credit and avoiding blame: the politics of rhetorical signing statements under unified and divided government -- President Obama and counterterrorism policy: when campaign promises meet governing imperatives -- Conclusion: the right choice at the right time.

Series:

SUNY series in American constitutionalism

ISBN:

1438445997 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781438445991 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)794272109

LCCN:

2012017557

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)