Presidential Power and the Modern Presidents: The Politics of Leadership from Roosevelt to Reagan
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0029227968
Category
353 Public Administration of US federal and state governments
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Publication Year
1991
Publisher
Pages
371
Subject
1. Presidents; Executive power; 2. Presidents; United States 3. United States- Politics and Government-1945
Abstract
Editorial Reviews
From Library Journal
Twenty-nine years ago Neustadt wrote Presidential Power ( LJ 6/1/61), a classic on the modern American presidency. This is the fourth revised edition of that work, in which his thesis continues to be that U.S. presidents who lead by persuasion are more successful than those who rely on the formal executive powers of command found in the Constitution. Although this edition doubles the length of the first, Neustadt is still unable to explain why some presidents ignore the tenets of democratic leadership. James David Barber's Presidential Character ( LJ 7/72) is a vastly more readable and predictive classic which, in a sense, builds on Neustadt's thesis. This latest edition continues a patched-on quality, with the addition of new chapters for each administration after Eisenhower's. Older editions will be sufficient for most libraries.
- William D. Pederson, Louisiana State Univ. in Shreveport
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Twenty-nine years ago Neustadt wrote Presidential Power ( LJ 6/1/61), a classic on the modern American presidency. This is the fourth revised edition of that work, in which his thesis continues to be that U.S. presidents who lead by persuasion are more successful than those who rely on the formal executive powers of command found in the Constitution. Although this edition doubles the length of the first, Neustadt is still unable to explain why some presidents ignore the tenets of democratic leadership. James David Barber's Presidential Character ( LJ 7/72) is a vastly more readable and predictive classic which, in a sense, builds on Neustadt's thesis. This latest edition continues a patched-on quality, with the addition of new chapters for each administration after Eisenhower's. Older editions will be sufficient for most libraries.
- William D. Pederson, Louisiana State Univ. in Shreveport
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Description
Suggests a theory of presidential power, and tests it against the events in the administrations of the postwar presidents - from Amzon
Biblio Notes
Contents
PART ONE: Presidential Power
1. Leader or Lerk?……………………………………………… P. 3
2. Three Cases of Command………………………………. P. 10
3. The Power to Persuade…………………………………… P. 29
4. Professional Reputation…………………………………. P. 50
5. Puplic Prestige………………………………………………. …P. 73
6. Two Matters of Choice……………………………………… P .91
7. Men in Office……………………………………………………. P. 128
8. The Sixtiest Come Next…………………………………….P. 152
PART TWO: Later Reflections
9. Appraising a President……………………………………… P. 167
10. Reappraising Power……………………………………………P. 183
11. Hazards of Transition……………………………………….P. 230
12. A Matter of Detail……………………………………………. P. 269
13. Two Cases of Self-Help…………………………………… P. 295
PART ONE: Presidential Power
1. Leader or Lerk?……………………………………………… P. 3
2. Three Cases of Command………………………………. P. 10
3. The Power to Persuade…………………………………… P. 29
4. Professional Reputation…………………………………. P. 50
5. Puplic Prestige………………………………………………. …P. 73
6. Two Matters of Choice……………………………………… P .91
7. Men in Office……………………………………………………. P. 128
8. The Sixtiest Come Next…………………………………….P. 152
PART TWO: Later Reflections
9. Appraising a President……………………………………… P. 167
10. Reappraising Power……………………………………………P. 183
11. Hazards of Transition……………………………………….P. 230
12. A Matter of Detail……………………………………………. P. 269
13. Two Cases of Self-Help…………………………………… P. 295
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