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Title: |
White House Studies Compendium, Volume 1 |
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| Edited by: |
Robert W Watson |
| ISBN10-13: |
1600215211 : 9781600215216 |
| Illustrations: |
b/w photos |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
180x260mm |
| Pages: |
528 |
| Weight: |
1.295 Kg. |
| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US) - March 2007 |
| List Price: |
261.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
Temporarily Out of Stock, more expected soon
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| Subjects: |
Politics & government : USA |
| The American presidency has become one of the most powerful offices in the world with the ascendancy of American power in the 20th century. This book brings together piercing analyses of the American presidency -- dealing with both current issues and historical events. The compendia are the bound issues of 'White House Studies' with the addition of a comprehensive subject index as well as rearranged. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Preface; The Disconnect Between “Going Public” and the Rational Public in Presidential Policymaking; From a Sponsored Status to Satellite to Her Own Orbit: The First Lady News at a New Century; The Collapse of an Inherited Agenda: George Bush and the Reagan Foreign Policy Legacy; The First Ladies’ Character: Applying Barber’s Character Study to the Presidential Spouses; Required Reading for the President and New Presidential Advisors: Lessons Learned on Getting Started and Exercising Presidential Leadership; President George W. Bush Cabinet Nominees; The Heart of the Fillmore Presidency: Abigail Powers Fillmore and the White House Library; The Social and Political Influence of Betty Ford: Betty Bloomer Blossoms; "Vermont’s Brigadoon" President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site; The Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation; The Rhetoric of Presidential Veto Messages; The Politics of Presidential Appointments: A Thorny Business; Governing the Devil in Hell: “Bleeding Kansas” and the Destruction of the Franklin Pierce Presidency (-); Debunking the Myth: Carter, Congress, and the Politics of Airline Deregulation; The New Bush White House Staff: Choices Being Made; First Ladies and Their Causes or Charities: A Historical Chronology; Readings on the White House, the Presidential Wives, and Washington, D.C.; The Love Story of Harry and Bess Truman; Remembering a Servant Family: The Bowdens and Popes Creek Plantation; The President Benjamin Harrison Home; A Woman President: Is America Ready?; Is America Ready for a Woman President? Is the Pope Protestant? Does a Bear Live in a City?; Does the Oval Office Have a Glass Ceiling? Gender Stereotypes and Perceptions of Candidate Viability; Footwear, Lipstick, and an Orthodox Sabbath: Media Coverage of Nontraditional Candidates; Can a Woman be Elected President? Strategic Considerations under Reformed Nomination and Financing Rules; The Next Contender: Assessing the Pool of Women Candidates for President; The Path to the Presidency; The "First Woman" Concept; Jacqueline Kennedy’s White House Renovations; The White House Project; The Hermitage: The Home Of Andrew Jackson; George Washington’s Character and Slavery; Separating Rhetoric from Policy: Speechwriting under Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter; Clinton’s Greatest Legislative Achievement? The Success of the Budget Reconciliation Bill; Ranking and Evaluating Presidents: The Case of Theodore Roosevelt; Regime Formation and Maturation in the White House: The Rise of Internationalism during the Administration of Theodore Roosevelt; From a Passionate Washingtonia Collector; The First Lady as Presidential Advisor, Policy Advocate, and Surrogate: Rosalynn Carter and the Political Role of the First Lady; James K. Polk Memorial State Historic Site; Ronald Reagan Birthplace; The Post-modern Presidency: Bill Clinton’s Legacy in U.S. Politics; Index. |
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