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Examines William Howard Taft's presidency against the backdrop of early twentieth century politics, placing particular emphasis on Taft's theory of presidential leadership. The book's focus on Taft's leadership adds new dimension to our understandings of the Progressive era and presidential leadership in general.

Can Justice Department officials effectively investigate wrongdoing within their own administration without relying on an independent counsel? In Prosecution among Friends political scientist David Alistair Yalof explores the operation of due process as it is navigated within the office of the attorney general and its various subdivisions.

Provides a framework for considering the environmental direction and impact of US presidents during the last seven decades, permitting an assessment of each president in terms of how his administration either aided or hindered the advancement of environmental issues.

When the American electorate resoundingly proclaimed George H.W. Bush?s administration a failure many pundits and scholars echoed the voters' judgment. In a this reassessment, Ryan J. Barilleaux and Mark J. Rozell ask whether the public and the pundits have applied the wrong criteria of presidential evaluation.

Delves deeply into the president's evolving relations with the press and its influence on and importance to the events of the time. James D. Startt navigates the complicated relationship that existed between one of the country's most controversial leaders and its increasingly ruthless corps of journalists. The portrait of Wilson that emerges here is one of complexity.

The debate over the Bush legacy will not soon end, and this volume does not presume to offer the definitive, final commentary. It does, however, bridge the gap between dispassionate academic commentary written essentially for scholars and the sort of informed and unbiased analysis written for a larger public audience.

US Presidents are able to bypass Congress and quietly initiate significant policy changes by using the executive branch's authority to alter existing statutes. In Eleventh Hour, David M. Shafie analyses how and why five successive presidents have done so at the end of their administrations, offering important new insights for the growing study of the administrative presidency.

Presidential scholars, former and current policymakers, and a former president bring varied insights and analyses to consider the impact, influence, and legacy of the presidency of William Jefferson Clinton, the "'New Democrat' from Hope, Arkansas.

American presidents enter office ready to enact a policy-making agenda that will satisfy partisan interests and get them re-elected. This volume offers a theoretical framework for explaining how presidents pursue partisan and electoral objectives in office while managing the nation's economy.

Unitary executive theory stems from interpretation of the constitutional assertion that the president is vested with the 'executive power' of the United States. This title examines how the unitary executive theory became a recognized constitutional theory of presidential authority, and how its use has affected and been affected by US politics.

Richard Nixon considered establishing a peacetime economy as a political objectives. Making systematic use of Richard Neustadt's framework in understanding a presidency, this book analyzes the components of Nixon's authority and power. It demonstrates the implications of both for understanding the institution of the United States Presidency.

This volume examines the notion that the president's appeal to the public over issues thrown out by Congress subverts the balance of power. It challenges the idea that appeals are either recent or unconstitutional and looks at the historical evidence of this practice.

Crockett has analysed presidents from Whig times through the Clinton presidency to develop a model for understanding presidential success and strategies. Focusing on the terms of 12 opposition presidents, he details the approaches they have taken to maximize their own goals and maintain power.