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Table of Contents
Constitutional Origins of the Presidency | p. 1 |
James Madison to Thomas Jefferson | p. 6 |
Federalist No. 69 | p. 8 |
Federalist No. 70 | p. 11 |
To the Citizens of the State of New York | p. 14 |
Reevaluating the Electoral College | p. 18 |
Historical Perspectives on the Presidency | p. 35 |
The Strict Constructionist Presidency | p. 41 |
The Stewardship Presidency | p. 44 |
The Public Presidency | p. 46 |
The Prerogative Presidency | p. 48 |
The Presidency In The Political Order | p. 50 |
Selecting Presidents: Campaigns, Elections, and Mandates | p. 61 |
Nomination Politics, Party Unity, and Presidential Elections | p. 67 |
A High-Speed Chase: Presidential Aspirants and the Nomination Process | p. 83 |
The Obama Juggernaut: Presidential Fundraising in 2008 | p. 107 |
The Magnitude of the 2008 Democratic Victory: By the Numbers | p. 123 |
The Myth of Presidential Mandate | p. 133 |
Changing Tides: Public Opinion, Campaigns, and Governance, 2004-2009 | p. 142 |
The Public Presidency: Press, Media, and Public Approval | p. 157 |
The "Permanent Campaign" | p. 161 |
The Press and the Presidency | p. 168 |
The Presidency and Image Management: Discipline in Pursuit of Illusion | p. 180 |
The Presidential Pulpit: Bully or Baloney? | p. 191 |
The Institutional Presidency | p. 201 |
The President's Committee on Administrative Management (Brownlow Committee) | p. 204 |
Can The President Manage The Government? | p. 206 |
The Changing Presidential Office | p. 223 |
Presidential Appointments and the Office of Presidential Personnel | p. 235 |
The Administrative Presidency, Unilateral Power, and the Unitary Executive Theory | p. 244 |
The Separation of Powers | p. 251 |
Presidential Relations with Congress | p. 253 |
The Disappearing Political Center | p. 273 |
Presidents and the Judicial Appointment Process | p. 278 |
Executive Privilege and the U.S. Attorneys Firings | p. 288 |
Policy Leadership | p. 303 |
The Presidential "Hundred Days" | p. 306 |
Obama Becomes President: Policy Development and Leadership | p. 311 |
Unilateral Powers: A Brief Overview | p. 323 |
Prerogative Power and the War on Terrorism | p. 337 |
Decision Making in the Bush White House | p. 354 |
Commander-In-Chief and National Security | p. 377 |
Presidential Power in National Security | p. 379 |
Deference and Defiance: The Shifting Rhythms of Executive-Legislative Relations in Foreign Policy | p. 394 |
Constraining Executive Power: George W. Bush and the Constitution | p. 411 |
The Commander in Chief and the Courts | p. 433 |
Evaluating Presidents: Greatness and Abuse of Power | p. 445 |
Three Crises of Character in the Modern Presidency | p. 448 |
"If Men Were Angels…": Presidential Leadership and Accountability | p. 463 |
The Worst President in History? | p. 469 |
The Long View | p. 480 |
A New Imperial Presidency? | p. 484 |
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