A complicated man [[electronic resource] ] : the life of Bill Clinton as told by those who know him / / Michael Takiff |
Autore | Takiff Michael <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (448 p.) |
Disciplina |
973.929092
B |
Soggetto topico |
Presidents - United States
Governors - Arkansas Ex-presidents - United States Interviews - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-299-46378-9
0-300-16888-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | A Complicated Man -- Front matter -- Contents -- Author's Note -- Introduction: An Endless Argument -- Part I. Local Hero, 1946-1987 -- 1. Small Town Boy: Hope, Arkansas -- 2. A Big City (pop. 29,307): Hot Springs -- 3. Positive, Positive, Positive, Positive: Georgetown -- 4. Man of the World: Oxford and Yale -- 5. On the Move: An Arkansas Politician -- 6. Too Much, Too Soon, Too Bad: Rookie Governor -- 7. Out of the Woodshed: Exile and Return -- 8. Busy, Busy, Busy: Governor Again -- 9. Comfort Level: Bill and Black Arkansas -- 10. Not Bad, But . . .: Potential Unfulfilled -- Part II. Rising Star, 1987-1992 -- 11. National Democrat: Moving Toward the White House -- 12. Going for It: Candidate -- 13. Near-Death Experience: New Hampshire, 1992 -- 14. All Roads Lead to Madison Square Garden: Nominee -- 15. A Bubba, Not a Bozo: President-Elect -- Part III. Stumble, 1993-1994 -- 16. Not an Admiral: Transition -- 17. Bedlam at Birth: Getting Started -- 18. Bill Asks, Colin Tells: The President, the Gays, the Military -- 19. New Kid in Town: Permanent Washington Greets the Clintons -- 20. Debt on Arrival: Recharting an Economic Course -- 21. A Casino for Jesus: The Budget Bill -- 22. The Yanks Are Coming: Navigating a Post-Cold War World -- 23. Trade War: Passing NAFTA -- 24. Heroic Measures: The Fight to Reform Health Care -- 25. Stand-Up Guys: Bill, Boris, Jiang, Fidel -- 26. Action, Inaction: Somalia and Rwanda -- 27. No Way to Run a Railroad: Fixing a Dysfunctional White House -- 28. From Humiliation to Celebration: Haiti -- 29. Picturing Peace: The Oslo Signing -- 30. Something Is Rotten in the State of Arkansas: Whitewater, the Scandal Begins -- 31. Golfing with Willie Mays: Bill Among Friends -- 32. Rebuke: The 1994 Midterm Election -- Part IV. Recovery, 1995-1996 -- 33. Picking up the Pieces: The Aftermath -- 34. Relevant: Newt versus Clinton -- 35. Pastor to the Nation: Oklahoma City -- 36. End of an Era: The Road Back -- 37. This Town Ain't Big Enough: Shutdown Showdown -- 38. Shalom, Chaver: The Death of Yitzhak Rabin -- 39. I'll Show You Mine If . . .: The Big Mistake -- 40. A Commander in Chief (Finally) Commands: Bosnia, Solved -- 41. Ballot-Box Missionary: Irish Troubles, Irish Votes -- 42. A Deal. With the Devil? Ending Welfare as We Know It -- 43. Slippery or Steadfast? Shapeshifter -- 44. Piece of Cake: Reelection -- Part V. Humiliation: 1997-2000 -- 45. Reckless, Stupid, Human: Wasting a Precious Gift -- 46. Big Bucks Bedroom: Scandal of the Year, 1997 -- 47. Nailed! Linda and Lucianne -- 48. Pants on Fire: The Jones Deposition -- 49. The Bombshell Wears a Beret: Enter Monica -- 50. Scandal? What Scandal? Compartmentalization -- 51. The Puritan and the Pol: Starr versus Clinton -- 52. Respite: A Tour of Africa -- 53. Today's Word Is Is: The Grand Jury -- 54. Speech Defect: An Unapologetic Apology -- 55. Sine Qua Non: Ulster's Peacemaker -- 56. Softcore: The Starr Report -- 57. For Mature Audiences Only: A Committee, a TV Show -- 58. DeLayed Reaction: The Midterms and the Majority Whip -- 59. Impeach the Rapist! Fifty Boxes, Four Articles -- 60. Amazing: A Speech in Gaza -- 61. Bad Guys: Going After Bin Laden and Saddam -- 62. The Hypocrisy Police: Bob Livingston, Porn Star -- 63. It's Official: Impeached -- 64. It's About Sex: The Trial -- 65. Seventy-Eight Days: Kosovo -- 66. Down to the Wire: Camp David and the Clinton Ideas -- 67. In Denial: Bill Clinton and the Election of 2000 -- Part VI. Citizen Clinton, 2001 -- 68. Parting Shots: Leaving the White House -- 69. Convening Power: The Clinton Foundation -- 70. Chasing a Buck: Making Multimillions Multinationally -- 71. Bill in a China Shop: Hillary for President, 2008 -- 72. Unintended Consequences: Clinton-Era Deregulation and the Financial Crisis of 2008-2009 -- 73. Envoy: A Visit to North Korea -- 74. And Now? The Future of Bill Clinton -- Epilogue: Closing Argument -- Speakers in A Complicated Man -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Photo Credits -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463124203321 |
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A complicated man : the life of Bill Clinton as told by those who know him / / Michael Takiff |
Autore | Takiff Michael <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven ; ; London : , : Yale University Press, , [2010] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (448 p.) |
Disciplina | 973.929092 |
Soggetto topico |
Presidents - United States
Governors - Arkansas Ex-presidents - United States Interviews - United States |
ISBN |
1-299-46378-9
0-300-16888-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | A Complicated Man -- Front matter -- Contents -- Author's Note -- Introduction: An Endless Argument -- Part I. Local Hero, 1946-1987 -- 1. Small Town Boy: Hope, Arkansas -- 2. A Big City (pop. 29,307): Hot Springs -- 3. Positive, Positive, Positive, Positive: Georgetown -- 4. Man of the World: Oxford and Yale -- 5. On the Move: An Arkansas Politician -- 6. Too Much, Too Soon, Too Bad: Rookie Governor -- 7. Out of the Woodshed: Exile and Return -- 8. Busy, Busy, Busy: Governor Again -- 9. Comfort Level: Bill and Black Arkansas -- 10. Not Bad, But . . .: Potential Unfulfilled -- Part II. Rising Star, 1987-1992 -- 11. National Democrat: Moving Toward the White House -- 12. Going for It: Candidate -- 13. Near-Death Experience: New Hampshire, 1992 -- 14. All Roads Lead to Madison Square Garden: Nominee -- 15. A Bubba, Not a Bozo: President-Elect -- Part III. Stumble, 1993-1994 -- 16. Not an Admiral: Transition -- 17. Bedlam at Birth: Getting Started -- 18. Bill Asks, Colin Tells: The President, the Gays, the Military -- 19. New Kid in Town: Permanent Washington Greets the Clintons -- 20. Debt on Arrival: Recharting an Economic Course -- 21. A Casino for Jesus: The Budget Bill -- 22. The Yanks Are Coming: Navigating a Post-Cold War World -- 23. Trade War: Passing NAFTA -- 24. Heroic Measures: The Fight to Reform Health Care -- 25. Stand-Up Guys: Bill, Boris, Jiang, Fidel -- 26. Action, Inaction: Somalia and Rwanda -- 27. No Way to Run a Railroad: Fixing a Dysfunctional White House -- 28. From Humiliation to Celebration: Haiti -- 29. Picturing Peace: The Oslo Signing -- 30. Something Is Rotten in the State of Arkansas: Whitewater, the Scandal Begins -- 31. Golfing with Willie Mays: Bill Among Friends -- 32. Rebuke: The 1994 Midterm Election -- Part IV. Recovery, 1995-1996 -- 33. Picking up the Pieces: The Aftermath -- 34. Relevant: Newt versus Clinton -- 35. Pastor to the Nation: Oklahoma City -- 36. End of an Era: The Road Back -- 37. This Town Ain't Big Enough: Shutdown Showdown -- 38. Shalom, Chaver: The Death of Yitzhak Rabin -- 39. I'll Show You Mine If . . .: The Big Mistake -- 40. A Commander in Chief (Finally) Commands: Bosnia, Solved -- 41. Ballot-Box Missionary: Irish Troubles, Irish Votes -- 42. A Deal. With the Devil? Ending Welfare as We Know It -- 43. Slippery or Steadfast? Shapeshifter -- 44. Piece of Cake: Reelection -- Part V. Humiliation: 1997-2000 -- 45. Reckless, Stupid, Human: Wasting a Precious Gift -- 46. Big Bucks Bedroom: Scandal of the Year, 1997 -- 47. Nailed! Linda and Lucianne -- 48. Pants on Fire: The Jones Deposition -- 49. The Bombshell Wears a Beret: Enter Monica -- 50. Scandal? What Scandal? Compartmentalization -- 51. The Puritan and the Pol: Starr versus Clinton -- 52. Respite: A Tour of Africa -- 53. Today's Word Is Is: The Grand Jury -- 54. Speech Defect: An Unapologetic Apology -- 55. Sine Qua Non: Ulster's Peacemaker -- 56. Softcore: The Starr Report -- 57. For Mature Audiences Only: A Committee, a TV Show -- 58. DeLayed Reaction: The Midterms and the Majority Whip -- 59. Impeach the Rapist! Fifty Boxes, Four Articles -- 60. Amazing: A Speech in Gaza -- 61. Bad Guys: Going After Bin Laden and Saddam -- 62. The Hypocrisy Police: Bob Livingston, Porn Star -- 63. It's Official: Impeached -- 64. It's About Sex: The Trial -- 65. Seventy-Eight Days: Kosovo -- 66. Down to the Wire: Camp David and the Clinton Ideas -- 67. In Denial: Bill Clinton and the Election of 2000 -- Part VI. Citizen Clinton, 2001 -- 68. Parting Shots: Leaving the White House -- 69. Convening Power: The Clinton Foundation -- 70. Chasing a Buck: Making Multimillions Multinationally -- 71. Bill in a China Shop: Hillary for President, 2008 -- 72. Unintended Consequences: Clinton-Era Deregulation and the Financial Crisis of 2008-2009 -- 73. Envoy: A Visit to North Korea -- 74. And Now? The Future of Bill Clinton -- Epilogue: Closing Argument -- Speakers in A Complicated Man -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Photo Credits -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786141503321 |
Takiff Michael <1955->
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New Haven ; ; London : , : Yale University Press, , [2010] | ||
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A complicated man : the life of Bill Clinton as told by those who know him / / Michael Takiff |
Autore | Takiff Michael <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven ; ; London : , : Yale University Press, , [2010] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (448 p.) |
Disciplina | 973.929092 |
Soggetto topico |
Presidents - United States
Governors - Arkansas Ex-presidents - United States Interviews - United States |
ISBN |
1-299-46378-9
0-300-16888-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | A Complicated Man -- Front matter -- Contents -- Author's Note -- Introduction: An Endless Argument -- Part I. Local Hero, 1946-1987 -- 1. Small Town Boy: Hope, Arkansas -- 2. A Big City (pop. 29,307): Hot Springs -- 3. Positive, Positive, Positive, Positive: Georgetown -- 4. Man of the World: Oxford and Yale -- 5. On the Move: An Arkansas Politician -- 6. Too Much, Too Soon, Too Bad: Rookie Governor -- 7. Out of the Woodshed: Exile and Return -- 8. Busy, Busy, Busy: Governor Again -- 9. Comfort Level: Bill and Black Arkansas -- 10. Not Bad, But . . .: Potential Unfulfilled -- Part II. Rising Star, 1987-1992 -- 11. National Democrat: Moving Toward the White House -- 12. Going for It: Candidate -- 13. Near-Death Experience: New Hampshire, 1992 -- 14. All Roads Lead to Madison Square Garden: Nominee -- 15. A Bubba, Not a Bozo: President-Elect -- Part III. Stumble, 1993-1994 -- 16. Not an Admiral: Transition -- 17. Bedlam at Birth: Getting Started -- 18. Bill Asks, Colin Tells: The President, the Gays, the Military -- 19. New Kid in Town: Permanent Washington Greets the Clintons -- 20. Debt on Arrival: Recharting an Economic Course -- 21. A Casino for Jesus: The Budget Bill -- 22. The Yanks Are Coming: Navigating a Post-Cold War World -- 23. Trade War: Passing NAFTA -- 24. Heroic Measures: The Fight to Reform Health Care -- 25. Stand-Up Guys: Bill, Boris, Jiang, Fidel -- 26. Action, Inaction: Somalia and Rwanda -- 27. No Way to Run a Railroad: Fixing a Dysfunctional White House -- 28. From Humiliation to Celebration: Haiti -- 29. Picturing Peace: The Oslo Signing -- 30. Something Is Rotten in the State of Arkansas: Whitewater, the Scandal Begins -- 31. Golfing with Willie Mays: Bill Among Friends -- 32. Rebuke: The 1994 Midterm Election -- Part IV. Recovery, 1995-1996 -- 33. Picking up the Pieces: The Aftermath -- 34. Relevant: Newt versus Clinton -- 35. Pastor to the Nation: Oklahoma City -- 36. End of an Era: The Road Back -- 37. This Town Ain't Big Enough: Shutdown Showdown -- 38. Shalom, Chaver: The Death of Yitzhak Rabin -- 39. I'll Show You Mine If . . .: The Big Mistake -- 40. A Commander in Chief (Finally) Commands: Bosnia, Solved -- 41. Ballot-Box Missionary: Irish Troubles, Irish Votes -- 42. A Deal. With the Devil? Ending Welfare as We Know It -- 43. Slippery or Steadfast? Shapeshifter -- 44. Piece of Cake: Reelection -- Part V. Humiliation: 1997-2000 -- 45. Reckless, Stupid, Human: Wasting a Precious Gift -- 46. Big Bucks Bedroom: Scandal of the Year, 1997 -- 47. Nailed! Linda and Lucianne -- 48. Pants on Fire: The Jones Deposition -- 49. The Bombshell Wears a Beret: Enter Monica -- 50. Scandal? What Scandal? Compartmentalization -- 51. The Puritan and the Pol: Starr versus Clinton -- 52. Respite: A Tour of Africa -- 53. Today's Word Is Is: The Grand Jury -- 54. Speech Defect: An Unapologetic Apology -- 55. Sine Qua Non: Ulster's Peacemaker -- 56. Softcore: The Starr Report -- 57. For Mature Audiences Only: A Committee, a TV Show -- 58. DeLayed Reaction: The Midterms and the Majority Whip -- 59. Impeach the Rapist! Fifty Boxes, Four Articles -- 60. Amazing: A Speech in Gaza -- 61. Bad Guys: Going After Bin Laden and Saddam -- 62. The Hypocrisy Police: Bob Livingston, Porn Star -- 63. It's Official: Impeached -- 64. It's About Sex: The Trial -- 65. Seventy-Eight Days: Kosovo -- 66. Down to the Wire: Camp David and the Clinton Ideas -- 67. In Denial: Bill Clinton and the Election of 2000 -- Part VI. Citizen Clinton, 2001 -- 68. Parting Shots: Leaving the White House -- 69. Convening Power: The Clinton Foundation -- 70. Chasing a Buck: Making Multimillions Multinationally -- 71. Bill in a China Shop: Hillary for President, 2008 -- 72. Unintended Consequences: Clinton-Era Deregulation and the Financial Crisis of 2008-2009 -- 73. Envoy: A Visit to North Korea -- 74. And Now? The Future of Bill Clinton -- Epilogue: Closing Argument -- Speakers in A Complicated Man -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Photo Credits -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822635203321 |
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La comunicazione politica americana da Kennedy a Trump / / Alessandro Vittorio Sorani |
Autore | Sorani Alessandro Vittorio <1971-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Mauro Pagliai |
Soggetto topico |
Communication in politics - United States - History - 20th century
Communication in politics - United States - History - 21st century Rhetoric - Political aspects - United States - History - 20th century Rhetoric - Political aspects - United States - History - 21st century Presidents - United States |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910437553703321 |
Sorani Alessandro Vittorio <1971->
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Mauro Pagliai | ||
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Congress & the presidency |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London., : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group |
Disciplina |
328.73
328.73/005 |
Soggetto topico |
Presidents - United States
Présidents - États-Unis United States Congress Presidential Studies Politics and government Presidents |
Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
ISSN | 1944-1053 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti |
Congress and the presidency
Journal of capitol studies |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996211420503316 |
London., : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group | ||
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Congress & the presidency |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London., : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group |
Disciplina |
328.73
328.73/005 |
Soggetto topico |
Presidents - United States
Présidents - États-Unis United States Congress Presidential Studies Politics and government Presidents |
Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
ISSN | 1944-1053 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti |
Congress and the presidency
Journal of capitol studies |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910263052103321 |
London., : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group | ||
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The contemporary American president / / Robert E. DiClerico |
Autore | DiClerico Robert E. |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (513 pages) : illustrations, tables |
Disciplina | 352.230973 |
Soggetto topico | Presidents - United States |
ISBN |
1-315-66255-8
1-317-34345-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ch. 1. The selection process -- ch. 2. The president and foreign affairs -- ch. 3. The president and congress -- ch. 4. President, public, and press -- ch. 5. The president and the bureaucracy -- ch. 6. Decision making in the White House -- ch. 7. Five cases in presidential decision making -- ch. 8. The presidency and emergency powers -- ch. 9. Personality and the presidency -- ch. 10. Presidential leadership -- ch. 11. The vice presidency. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910154564203321 |
DiClerico Robert E.
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Contested ground : how to understand the limits of presidential power / / Daniel A. Farber |
Autore | Farber Daniel A. <1950-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 pages) |
Disciplina | 342.73062 |
Soggetto topico |
Presidents - United States
Separation of powers - United States Executive power - United States |
ISBN | 0-520-97527-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Contested Ground -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Creating the Presidency -- 2. Clashing Visions of Presidential Power -- 3. The President and Foreign Affairs -- 4. Taking the Country to War -- 5. The Bureaucrat in Chief -- 6. The Domestic Policy Czar -- 7. Presidential Power versus Individual Rights -- 8. The President and the Courts -- 9. Congressional Checks and Balances -- 10. Concluding Thoughts -- Afterword -- Sources and Further Reading -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910554207903321 |
Farber Daniel A. <1950->
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Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2021] | ||
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Correspondence of James K. Polk . Volume XII [[electronic resource] /] / Tom Chaffin, Michael David Cohen editors |
Autore | Tom Chaffin (Ed.) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Newfound Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (567 pages) : portrait; digital, PDF file(s) |
Soggetto topico |
Presidents - United States
United States - General Regions & Countries - Americas History & Archaeology |
Soggetto non controllato |
Tennessee--Governors--Correspondence
United States James Knox Polk United States--Politics and government--1845-1849--Sources 1795-1849 Tennessee--Politics and government--To 1865--Sources Presidents--United States--Correspondence |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910131312703321 |
Tom Chaffin (Ed.)
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Newfound Press, 2013 | ||
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Correspondence of James K. Polk . volume X [[electronic resource] /] / Wayne Cutler editor; James L. Rogers II associate editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Knoxville, Tennessee : , : The University of Tennessee Press, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (551 pages) : portrait; digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 973.61092 |
Soggetto topico | Presidents - United States |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910131256003321 |
Knoxville, Tennessee : , : The University of Tennessee Press, , 2004 | ||
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