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Book Synopsis Jockeying for the American Presidency by : Lara M. Brown
Download or read book Jockeying for the American Presidency written by Lara M. Brown and published by Cambria Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book will compel scholars to take a new look at the role of "political opportunism" in the presidential selection process. Lara Brown provides a fresh, innovative exploration of the roots of opportunism, one that challenges conventional wisdom as it advances our understanding of this complex topic."--Michael A. Genovese, Loyola Marymount University.
Download or read book Amateur Hour written by Lara M. Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-08-13 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book assesses the impact of presidential character on the popularity, productivity, and ethics of contemporary presidents. Through comparative analyses, author Lara Brown demonstrates that the character of a president’s leadership does not change in office and that the success of future presidents can be evaluated before they step into the White House. She traces the rise of “amateur outsiders,” like Donald Trump, and asserts the need for systemic reform and cultural reassessment of presidential character. Intended for students and scholars of the presidency, this book also holds appeal for general readers who seek understanding of past and future presidential elections.
Book Synopsis The American Presidency by : Alan Brinkley
Download or read book The American Presidency written by Alan Brinkley and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2004 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Amateur Hour written by Lara M. Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-08 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to understand how Donald Trump's character was thought to be a good fit for the presidency by many Americans, this book reaches back into history to examine the individual characters of the contemporary presidents. Institutional reforms, political events, and cultural changes have altered societal expectations about the appropriate character of a president and what constitutes presidential leadership. Applying a framework of courage, curiosity, and compassion, Lara M. Brown brings character analysis together with leadership approaches in examining the crucial third year of any presidency to gauge its success or failure. Through this comparative investigation, she demonstrates that the character of a president's leadership does not change in office. Thus, the likely success of future presidential candidates can be evaluated long before they step into the White House. Ultimately, Brown shows why American voters are likely to continue to elect unsuitable "amateur outsiders" unless and until systemic reforms are adopted or a cultural reassessment of character occurs. Intended for students and scholars of the presidency, this book holds great appeal for general readers who quest for understanding of the 2016 presidential election and are looking toward 2020 (and beyond) with trepidation as well as hope.
Book Synopsis The Paradoxes of the American Presidency by : Thomas E. Cronin
Download or read book The Paradoxes of the American Presidency written by Thomas E. Cronin and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Paradoxes of the American Presidency, two highly esteemed presidential scholars, Thomas E. Cronin and Michael A. Genovese, explore the complex institution of the American presidency by presenting a series of paradoxes that shape and define the office. Revised and updated to reflectrecent political events - including the controversial and consequential presidency of George W. Bush, the vice presidency of Dick Cheney, the presidency of Barack Obama, and the 2010 and 2012 elections - the fourth edition incorporates findings from the latest scholarship, the most recent electionsand court cases, and relevant survey research.
Book Synopsis The Presidential Leadership Dilemma by : Julia R. Azari
Download or read book The Presidential Leadership Dilemma written by Julia R. Azari and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines how the president balances the competing demands of leading his political party and leading the nation.
Book Synopsis The Glorious Burden: the American Presidency by : Stefan Lorant
Download or read book The Glorious Burden: the American Presidency written by Stefan Lorant and published by New York : Harper & Row. This book was released on 1968 with total page 968 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A concise political history of the United States in terms of our Presidents and presidential elections"--Jacket subtitle.
Book Synopsis The Hardest Job in the World by : John Dickerson
Download or read book The Hardest Job in the World written by John Dickerson and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the veteran political journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent, a deep dive into the history, evolution, and current state of the American presidency, and how we can make the job less impossible and more productive—featuring a new post-2020–election epilogue “This is a great gift to our sense of the actual presidency, a primer on leadership.”—Ken Burns Imagine you have just been elected president. You are now commander-in-chief, chief executive, chief diplomat, chief legislator, chief of party, chief voice of the people, first responder, chief priest, and world leader. You’re expected to fulfill your campaign promises, but you’re also expected to solve the urgent crises of the day. What’s on your to-do list? Where would you even start? What shocks aren’t you thinking about? The American presidency is in trouble. It has become overburdened, misunderstood, almost impossible to do. “The problems in the job unfolded before Donald Trump was elected, and the challenges of governing today will confront his successors,” writes John Dickerson. After all, the founders never intended for our system of checks and balances to have one superior Chief Magistrate, with Congress demoted to “the little brother who can’t keep up.” In this eye-opening book, John Dickerson writes about presidents in history such a Washington, Lincoln, FDR, and Eisenhower, and and in contemporary times, from LBJ and Reagan and Bush, Obama, and Trump, to show how a complex job has been done, and why we need to reevaluate how we view the presidency, how we choose our presidents, and what we expect from them once they are in office. Think of the presidential campaign as a job interview. Are we asking the right questions? Are we looking for good campaigners, or good presidents? Once a candidate gets the job, what can they do to thrive? Drawing on research and interviews with current and former White House staffers, Dickerson defines what the job of president actually entails, identifies the things that only the president can do, and analyzes how presidents in history have managed the burden. What qualities make for a good president? Who did it well? Why did Bill Clinton call the White House “the crown jewel in the American penal system”? The presidency is a job of surprises with high stakes, requiring vision, management skill, and an even temperament. Ultimately, in order to evaluate candidates properly for the job, we need to adjust our expectations, and be more realistic about the goals, the requirements, and the limitations of the office. As Dickerson writes, “Americans need their president to succeed, but the presidency is set up for failure. It doesn’t have to be.”
Book Synopsis The Progression of the American Presidency by : J. Twombly
Download or read book The Progression of the American Presidency written by J. Twombly and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-02-12 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contemporary presidency, and the nation it governs, is more dependent on the individual in office than ever before. The Progression of the American Presidency examines in detail the institution of the American presidency from the selection process, to the president's individual responsibilities, to his interactions with other actors in the political arena. Twombly argues that regardless of how well suited a particular individual may be for a specific time in office, he or she will leave an indelible imprint on the office for those who follow. Each successful president changed the institution in which he served by expanding its scope and power and raising the bar of public (and historical) expectations. Both scholarly and conversational, The Progression of the American Presidency is essential reading for anyone interested in the evolving state of the Oval Office.
Book Synopsis The American Presidency by : Clinton Rossiter
Download or read book The American Presidency written by Clinton Rossiter and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Presidency written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis American Presidents and the Presidency by : Marcus Cunliffe
Download or read book American Presidents and the Presidency written by Marcus Cunliffe and published by New York : American Heritage Press. This book was released on 1972 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Challenge of the American Presidency by : Philip Abbott
Download or read book The Challenge of the American Presidency written by Philip Abbott and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "According to Niccolo Machiavelli, leaders must always be prepared for change, even in violent and dramatic forms, in order to retain some control of their fate. This text applies the Machiavellian philosophy to U.S. presidents, who must learn how to adapt to these changes and/or alter them in order to excel, or even to survive, politically. This book divides the time line of the American presidency into six different periods embodying certain rules of behavior, which shift and vary within the political, economic, and international systems from period to period." "The author maintains that, in the office of the presidency, the difference between power and impotence rests with how effectively a president responds to the changes within these systems during his tenure in office. With fascinating narratives and compilations of commentary by experts, this volume examines how each president met - or failed to meet - the challenges arising during his administration. Comprehensive bibliographic essays at the end of each chapter offer abundant opportunities for readers who wish to pursue topics in greater detail."--BOOK JACKET.
Book Synopsis The Ferocious Engine of Democracy by : Michael P. Riccards
Download or read book The Ferocious Engine of Democracy written by Michael P. Riccards and published by . This book was released on 1995-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this ambitious and carefully researched two volume set, Riccards undertakes the first major, in-depth study of the American presidency from its creation to the present day. He describes the chief executive's office as a prism refracting American hopes and anxieties and as an institution driving American expansion and empire, dealing with imagery and symbolism from its beginning.
Book Synopsis The Presidents by : Stephen Richards Graubard
Download or read book The Presidents written by Stephen Richards Graubard and published by . This book was released on 2005-01 with total page 927 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this magisterial examination of the Presidency over the course of the 20th Century, the author explores the history of the world's greatest elective office and the role each incumbent has played in changing the scope of its powers. Using individual presidential portraits of each of the presidents of the past century Graubard asks, and answers, a wide variety of crucial questions about each President. What intellectual, social and political assets did they bring to the White House, and how quickly did they deplete or mortgage that capital? How well did they cope with crises, foreign and domestic? How much attention did they pay to their election pledges after they were elected? How did they use the media, old and new? Above all, how did they conduct themselves in office and what legacy did they leave to their successors? Graubard provides original analysis in each case, and reaches many surprising conclusions.
Download or read book The Road to War written by Marvin Kalb and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-05-09 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not since Pearl Harbor has an American president gone to Congress to request a declaration of war. Nevertheless, since then, one president after another, from Truman to Obama, has ordered American troops into wars all over the world. From Korea to Vietnam, Panama to Grenada, Lebanon to Bosnia, Afghanistan to Iraq—why have presidents sidestepped declarations of war? Marvin Kalb, former chief diplomatic correspondent for CBS and NBC News, explores this key question in his thirteenth book about the presidency and U.S. foreign policy. Instead of a declaration of war, presidents have justified their war-making powers by citing "commitments," private and public, made by former presidents. Many of these commitments have been honored, but some betrayed. Surprisingly, given the tight U.S.-Israeli relationship, Israeli leaders feel that at times they have been betrayed by American presidents. Is it time for a negotiated defense treaty between the United States and Israel as a way of substituting for a string of secret presidential commitments? From Israel to Vietnam, presidential commitments have proven to be tricky and dangerous. For example, one president after another committed the United States to the defense of South Vietnam, often without explanation. Over the years, these commitments mushroomed into national policy, leading to a war costing 58,000 American lives. Few in Congress or the media chose to question the war's provenance or legitimacy, until it was too late. No president saw the need for a declaration of war, considering one to be old-fashioned. The word of a president can morph into a national commitment. It can become the functional equivalent of a declaration of war. Therefore, whenever a president "commits"the United States to a policy or course of action with, or increasingly without, congressional approval, watch out—the White House may be setting the nation on a road toward war. The Road to War was a 2013 Foreword Reviews honorable mention in the subject of War & Military.
Book Synopsis Power and Constraint by : Jack Goldsmith
Download or read book Power and Constraint written by Jack Goldsmith and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The surprising truth behind Barack Obama's decision to continue many of his predecessor's counterterrorism policies. Conventional wisdom holds that 9/11 sounded the death knell for presidential accountability. In fact, the opposite is true. The novel powers that our post-9/11 commanders in chief assumed—endless detentions, military commissions, state secrets, broad surveillance, and more—are the culmination of a two-century expansion of presidential authority. But these new powers have been met with thousands of barely visible legal and political constraints—enforced by congressional committees, government lawyers, courts, and the media—that have transformed our unprecedentedly powerful presidency into one that is also unprecedentedly accountable. These constraints are the key to understanding why Obama continued the Bush counterterrorism program, and in this light, the events of the last decade should be seen as a victory, not a failure, of American constitutional government. We have actually preserved the framers’ original idea of a balanced constitution, despite the vast increase in presidential power made necessary by this age of permanent emergency.
