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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778801503321

Autore

Daynes Byron W

Titolo

White House Politics and the Environment [[electronic resource] ] : Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush

Pubbl/distr/stampa

College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-60344-254-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Collana

Joseph V. Hughes Jr. and Holly O. Hughes Series on the Presidency and Leadership

Altri autori (Persone)

SussmanGlen

Disciplina

333.7092/273

333.7092273

Soggetti

Environmental management -- Political aspects -- United States -- Case studies

Environmental policy -- United States -- Decision making -- Case studies

Political culture -- United States -- Case studies

Political leadership -- United States -- Case studies

Presidents -- United States -- Case studies

United States -- Politics and government -- Case studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Table and Figure; Preface; introduction The Modern Presidency and the Environment; part one: presidents having a positive impact on the environment; chapter 1 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman; chapter 2 John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson; chapter 3 Richard Nixon; chapter 4 Jimmy Carter; chapter 5 Bill Clinton; part two: presidents having a mixed impact on the environment; chapter 6 Dwight D. Eisenhower; chapter 7 Gerald Ford; chapter 8 George H. W. Bush; part three: presidents having a negative impact on the environment; chapter 9 Ronald Reagan; chapter 10 George W. Bush

conclusion Comparing the Modern Presidents' Environmental Policies Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Presidents and their administrations since the 1960's have become increasingly active in environmental politics, despite their touted lack of expertise and their apparent frequent discomfort with the issue. In



White House Politics and the Environment: Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush, Byron W. Daynes and Glen Sussman study the multitude of resources presidents can use in their attempts to set the public agenda. They also provide a framework for considering the environmental direction and impact of U.S. presidents during the last seven decades, permitting an asse...