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Presidential leadership : politics and policy making

Title
Presidential leadership : politics and policy making / George C. Edwards III, Stephen J. Wayne.
Author
Edwards, George C.
Publication
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1985.

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Additional Authors
Wayne, Stephen J.
Description
xiii, 480 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  • USA Präsident
  • USA > Präsident
  • Presidents > United States
  • Presidents
  • Politik
  • United States
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Presidential Leadership: An Introduction -- The Original Presidency -- The Creation of the Institution -- The Scope of Article II -- The Evolution of the Presidency -- Policy-Making Roles -- Organizational Structure -- Public Dimensions -- Problems of Contemporary Leadership -- Approaches to Studying the Presidency -- Legal -- Institutional -- Political Power -- Psychological -- Orientation and Organization of This Book -- Thinking about Leadership: Two Perspectives -- Conceptual Focus -- A Preview -- The Nomination Process -- The Evolution of the System -- Changes in the Political Arena -- Party Reforms -- Campaign Finance -- Public Relations -- The Quest for the Nomination: A Strategic Game Plan -- Non-Front-Runners -- Pulpit Candidates -- Front-Runners -- The Noncompetitive Phase of the Nomination Process -- Launching the Presidential Campaign: The National Conventions -- Characteristics of the Nominees -- The Presidential Election -- The Strategic Environment -- The Electoral College -- The Polity -- Financial Considerations -- News Coverage -- The Presidential Campaign -- Creating an Organization -- Designing an Image -- Projecting a Partisan Appeal -- Building a Winning Coalition -- Media Tactics -- The Meaning of the Election -- Predictions and Polls -- Analyzing the Results -- Assessing the Mandate -- Converting the Electoral Coalition for Governance -- The President and the Public -- Understanding Public Opinion -- Americans' Opinions -- Public Opinion Polls -- Presidential Election Results.
ISBN
  • 0312640374
  • 9780312640378
  • 0312640382
  • 9780312640385
LCCN
84018387
OCLC
  • ocm11262120
  • 11262120
  • SCSB-613489
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library