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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452941403321

Titolo

The presidential leadership dilemma [[electronic resource] ] : between the Constitution and a political party / / edited by, Julia R. Azari, Lara M. Brown, and Zim G. Nwokora

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, 2013

ISBN

1-4384-4601-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (261 p.)

Collana

SUNY series in American constitutionalism

Altri autori (Persone)

AzariJulia R. <1979->

BrownLara M

NwokoraZim G. <1983->

Disciplina

352.23/60973

Soggetti

Presidents - United States - History - 20th century

Presidents - United States - History - 21st century

Political leadership - United States - History - 20th century

Political leadership - United States - History - 21st century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: a rock and a hard place: between a party and the people -- Pathways to the nomination: an analytic framework -- Presidential mandates and the leadership dilemma: William J. Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama -- Playing for history: the reelection leadership choices of presidents -- William J. Clinton and George W. Bush -- Presidents, leverage, and significant public policy -- The base realignment and closing commission: difficult choices, electoral considerations, and the future of national leadership in a partisan age -- The paradoxes of presidential leadership in pursuing policy goals -- Taking credit and avoiding blame: the politics of rhetorical signing statements under unified and divided government -- President Obama and counterterrorism policy: when campaign promises meet governing imperatives -- Conclusion: the right choice at the right time.