Research Catalog

Title

The paradoxes of the American presidency / Thomas E. Cronin, Michael A. Genovese.

Author

Cronin, Thomas E.

Publication

New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

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Additional Authors

Genovese, Michael A.

Description

vi, 410 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

• "In the second edition of this book, Cronin and Genovese explore the complex institution of the American presidency by presenting a series of paradoxes that shape and define the office. They examine the clashing expectations and demands placed upon presidents, offering, students the opportunity to understand the dilemma faced by all incumbents - how to bring leadership into a system where expectations exceed the resources and power available to them. The authors focus on the various relationships all presidents must develop if they are to lead successfully - relations between the president and: Congress, the public, the courts, the cabinet, and the Vice President.
• This book also treats the managerial side of the executive branch, the vagaries of the selection process, and the inherent contradictions of leadership in a democratic system. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include the Clinton impeachment, the 2000 election, the first three years of the Bush presidency, the events and aftermath of September 11, and the war with Iraq. Written in a lively, engaging style, this comprehensive, interpretive work represents the collaboration of two prize-winning presidential scholars."--Jacket.

Subject

Presidents > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-389) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Presidential Paradoxes -- Electing Presidents -- Rating and Understanding Presidents -- Presidential Power and Leadership -- Presidents in a Separated System -- Presidents and Congress -- Presidents and Political Parties -- Presidents and the Court -- Presidents as Chief Executives -- The American Vice Presidency -- Presidential Leadership and Constitutional Democracy -- Timeline of Presidential Elections and Tenure -- Presidential Election Results, 1789-2000.

ISBN

0195167090

LCCN

^^2003049857

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library