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The White House Speaks: Presidential Leadership as Persuasion » Read Now
by Craig Allen Smith, Kathy B. Smith. 263 pgs.

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This work treats presidential leadership as persuasive communication. The major theories of presidential leadership found in the literature establish the central role of persuasion, and introduce the interpretive systems approach to political communication as a theoretical framework for the study of...
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This work treats presidential leadership as persuasive communication. The major theories of presidential leadership found in the literature establish the central role of persuasion, and introduce the interpretive systems approach to political communication as a theoretical framework for the study of presidential leadership as persuasion. Case studies examine recent presidents' use of public persuasion to perform their leadership functions. Particular attention is devoted to coalitional constraints on presidential pardoning rhetoric, presidential leadership through the politics of division, the political significance of conflicting political narratives, the sermonic nature of much 20th-century presidential discourse, the difficulties inherent in persuading the public to make sacrifices, and the dangers of relying too heavily on public rhetoric. The concluding chapter considers the rhetoric that contributed to the demise of the Bush presidency, the election of Bill Clinton, and the challenges facing the Clinton presidency.
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Presidential Leadership: Personality and Political Style » Read Now
by Erwin C. Hargrove. 154 pgs.

Collections: History, Psychology, Entire Library

...Presidential Leadership Personality and Political...they have helped or hindered Presidential leadership. Presidents of Action are compared...values were hostile to strong...
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Presidential Leadership: From Woodrow Wilson to Harry S. Truman » Read Now
by Robert H. Ferrell. 168 pgs.

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The President and His Inner Circle: Leadership Style and the Advisory Process in Foreign Affairs » Read Now
by Thomas Preston. 347 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

Few would argue that presidential policies and performance would have been the same whether John F. Kennedy or Richard Nixon became president in 1960, or if Jimmy Carter instead of Ronald Reagan had won the White House in 1980. Indeed, in recent elections, the character, prior policy experience, or...
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Few would argue that presidential policies and performance would have been the same whether John F. Kennedy or Richard Nixon became president in 1960, or if Jimmy Carter instead of Ronald Reagan had won the White House in 1980. Indeed, in recent elections, the character, prior policy experience, or personalities of candidates have played an increasing role in our assessments of their "fit" for the Oval Office. Further, these same characteristics are often used to explain an administration's success or failure in policy making. Obviously, who the president is -- and what he is like -- matters. This book, a new approach to the study of the personal presidency, links the characteristics of six modern American presidents -- their personalities and their prior policy-making experience -- to their leadership styles, advisory arrangements, and decision making in the White House. Thomas Preston uses M. G. Hermann's Personality Assessment-at-a-Distance (PAD) profiling technique, as well as exhaustive archival research and interviews with former advisors, to develop a leadership style typology. He then compares his model's expectations against the actual policy record of six past presidents, using foreign policy episodes: Korea (1950) for Truman, Dien Bien Phu (1954) for Eisenhower, Cuba (1962) for Kennedy, Vietnam (1967-68) for Johnson, the Gulf War (1990-91) for Bush, and North Korea/Haiti/Bosnia (1994-95) for Clinton.
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Comparing Presidential Behavior: Carter, Reagan, and the Macho Presidential Style » Read Now
by John Orman. 198 pgs.

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"Orman's Comparing Presidential Power is an important and insightful study of the American Presidency. The macho model of presidential leadership is developed well and supported by both primary and secondary research. In fact, a brief overview of the book cannot do justice to the detailed analysis...
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"Orman's Comparing Presidential Power is an important and insightful study of the American Presidency. The macho model of presidential leadership is developed well and supported by both primary and secondary research. In fact, a brief overview of the book cannot do justice to the detailed analysis and support provided in the work. The text is well documented and every assumption is illustrated by several specific examples. The humanistic study is written from an audience perspective providing a socio-psychological orientation of how the public interprets the office. Thus, the lasting value of the book is not so much in the comparison of the Carter and Reagan presidencies or the defense of the Carter administration but in the provision of a complete model or theory of the contemporary institutional presidency. The book is a valuable contribution to the literature and thus a must for scholars and students of the American presidency." Presidential Studies Quarterly
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American Civil Rights Policy from Truman to Clinton: The Role of Presidential Leadership » Read Now
by Steven A. Shull. 295 pgs.

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The President is the key actor in civil rights policy -- its advance, reversal, or neglect. This book documents the critical role presidents have played in setting the agenda, framing the terms of the debate, and formulating specific policy goals with respect to civil rights. By identifying the...
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The President is the key actor in civil rights policy -- its advance, reversal, or neglect. This book documents the critical role presidents have played in setting the agenda, framing the terms of the debate, and formulating specific policy goals with respect to civil rights. By identifying the limits of presidential influence as well as the impact of presidential leadership vis-a-vis the Congress and federal agencies, Shull is able to compare presidents in terms of rhetoric, performance, and effectiveness in this most controversial policy arena.
Expanding upon his work in A Kinder, Gentler Racism? Shull here incorporates the Clinton years, including case studies of the 1996 same-sex marriage controversy and the nominations of Lani Guinier and William Lee for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice.
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Lessons in Leadership from Three American Presidents, in Journal of Leadership Studies (Carter, Reagan, Bush) » Read Now
by Michael Eric Siegel. 14 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...office. Modern presidential experience, however...key components of leadership, presidents can...the "lessons" of presidential leadership to leaders in general...four...
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FDR and the Modern Presidency: Leadership and Legacy » Read Now
by William D. Pederson, Mark J. Rozell. 242 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

In this volume Rozell and Peterson bring together a collection of new essays exploring the unparalleled impact of Franklin D. Roosevelt on the modern presidency. Of all the modern presidents, FDR looms largest. Indeed, most scholars date the origins of the modern presidency to FDR, and many assert...
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In this volume Rozell and Peterson bring together a collection of new essays exploring the unparalleled impact of Franklin D. Roosevelt on the modern presidency. Of all the modern presidents, FDR looms largest. Indeed, most scholars date the origins of the modern presidency to FDR, and many assert that no one since has achieved his level of greatness in office.
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Presidential Power: Forging the Presidency for the Twenty-First Century » Read Now
by Lawrence R. Jacobs, Martha Joynt Kumar, Robert Y. Shapiro. 525 pgs.

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Richard Neustadts seminal work "Presidential Power: The Politics of Leadership" has endured for nearly four decades as the core of academic study of the American presidency. Now, building on and challenging many of the arguments in Neustadts work, "Presidential Power: Forging the Presidency for the...
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Richard Neustadts seminal work "Presidential Power: The Politics of Leadership" has endured for nearly four decades as the core of academic study of the American presidency. Now, building on and challenging many of the arguments in Neustadts work, "Presidential Power: Forging the Presidency for the Twenty-first Century" offers reflections and implications from what we have learned about presidential power as the new century dawns.
These essays -including a new contribution by Neustadt himself -forge a solid reexamination of Neustadts "Presidential Power" that address questions raised but not resolved by his work. A notable aspect of this volumes analysis is the transformed institution of the presidency in the wake of the impeachment hearings of the countrys last twentieth-century president, Bill Clinton. From the portrayal of presidents as persuaders to the politics of presidential transitions, each of the constituent essays in this volume provides an engaging look at the state of the American presidency.
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Presidential Frontiers: Underexplored Issues in White House Politics » Read Now
by Ryan J. Barilleaux. 244 pgs.

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By exploring important issues that have received little attention before now, this edited collection breaks new ground in our understanding of America's highest office. The volume brings together established scholars and promising young researchers to open new questions about our most important political institution.
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Hard Times for Presidential Leadership, in Presidential Studies Quarterly » Read Now
by Joel D. Aberbach, Bert A. Rockman. 21 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Hard Times for Presidential Leadership by JOEL D. ABERBACH , BERT A. ROCKMAN Has presidential leadership become harder? The question...structure of explanation. If...
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The Contemporary Presidency: The Changing Leadership of George W. Bush: A Pre- and Post-9/11 Comparison, in Presidential Studies Quarterly » Read Now
by Fred I. Greenstein. 10 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...paperback edition of The Presidential Difference: Leadership Style from FDR to...that work to identify presidential leadership qualities: emotional...I. Greenstein, The...
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Presidential Leadership of Congressional Civil Rights Voting: The Cases of Eisenhower and Johnson, in Policy Studies Journal » Read Now
by James D. King, James W. Riddlesperger Jr. 12 pgs.

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...Presidential leadership of congressional civil...Greenstein (Ed.), Leadership in the modern presidency...1980). The limits of presidential popularity as a...
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Sex, Lies, and Presidential Leadership: Interpretations of the Office, in Presidential Studies Quarterly » Read Now
by Mary E. Stuckey, Shannon Wabshall. 20 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Sex, Lies, and Presidential Leadership: Interpretations of the Office...SHANNON WABSHALL Presidential leadership is, by definition, ambiguous...founding to the present...
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Lyndon Johnson, Vietnam, and Public Opinion: Rethinking Realist Theory of Leadership, in Presidential Studies Quarterly » Read Now
by Lawrence R. Jacobs, Robert Y. Shapiro. 25 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Rockman 1984). Vietnam and Presidential Leadership We examine realist expectations...measured the effectiveness of presidential leadership--whether, as one White...strategy...
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The Seat of Popular Leadership: Parties, Elections, and the Nineteenth-Century Presidency, in Presidential Studies Quarterly » Read Now
by Michael J. Korzi. 19 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...contemporary debates about presidential leadership. I There is no controversy...outlining theories of presidential leadership and function during the...to understand...