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Title: |
White House Studies Compendium |
| Sub-title: |
Volume 5 |
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| Edited by: |
Robert W Watson |
| ISBN10-13: |
1600215424 : 9781600215421 |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
180x260mm |
| Pages: |
586 |
| Weight: |
1.428 Kg. |
| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US) - March 2008 |
| List Price: |
216.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 3 |
| Subjects: |
Political leaders & leadership : 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 compendium brings together piercing analyses of the American presidency -- dealing with both current issues and historical events. The compendia consist of the combined and rearranged issues of "White House Studies" with the addition of a comprehensive subject index. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Preface; Health Care Initiatives and the Modern Presidency; Presidents and the Development of Medicare in the United States; President Bush and Stem Cell Policy: the Politics of Policy Making; The ‘Blame Game’: What Went Wrong with Health Care Reform; The Influence of First Ladies on Mental Health Policy; The George W Bush Presidential Transition: The Disconnect between Politics and Policy; The White House Budget -- What It Isn’t, What It Is: And A Five-Year Comparison; Are all Presidential Legislative Successes Really Victories?: Examining the Substance of Legislation; Revisiting El Dorado Canyon: Terrorism, the Reagan Administration, and the 1986 Bombing of Libya; Could You Spare a Dime? Better Make it $10,000: Contributions to the Clinton Legal Expense Trust; Learning the Art of Policy Management; Inflation Rhetoric: Gerald Ford’s First Six Months in Office; Jefferson Davis, Religion, and the Politics of Recognition; George Washington’s Leadership Style and Conflict at the Federal City; The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant: A Reconsideration; Lessons For The First Great American Presidents: An Introduction; Abraham Lincoln’s George Washington; Abraham Lincoln’s Thomas Jefferson; Washington’s Farewell Address and Lincoln’s Lyceum Address; Jefferson, Lincoln and Religious Freedom; Invoking the Framers: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates;; Lincoln, Seward and the United Kingdom; Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties: The Balance of Liberty and Security; Ex Parte Milligan: Lincoln’s Use of Military Commissions; The Rectitude of Their Intentions: Proclaiming Independence in Philadelphia and Tel Aviv; Beyond Maternalism: Women and the Spaces of Political Leadership; A Role Model for Twenty-first Century Presidential Politics: Condoleezza Rice; Embracing the Next Generation: How Young Women Can Help Elect Our First Woman President; Media Coverage of Women Candidates; Experiences of Female Presidential Candidates;; Countdown to Iowa; Monetising the Audience: Campaign Allocation Strategies; Index. |
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