The Presidency Then and Now

by Henderson, Phillip G.; Henderson, Phillip G.; McDonald, Forrest; Mayer, David N.; Rozell, Mark; Avella, Joseph R.; II, Gary Gregg; Tatalovich, Raymond; Cook, Travis; Yenor, Scott; Warshaw, Shirley Anne; Dodds, Graham; McKenna, StephenJ; Ellis, Richard J.;

• ISBN13: 9780847697397
• ISBN10: 0847697398
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-02-09
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

In The Presidency Then and Now, leading political scientists and historians assess the development of the presidency and its role in today's political landscape. The questions addressed in this wide-ranging volume include: How has the doctrine of se

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
Phillip G. Henderson
Presidential Character: The Example of George Washington	1	(12)
Forrest McDonald
Thomas Jefferson and the Separation of Powers	13	(18)
David N. Mayer
Executive Privilege: From Washington to Clinton	31	(16)
Mark J. Rozell
The President, Congress, and Decisions to Employ Military Force	47	(22)
Joseph R. Avella
Whiggism and Presidentialism: American Ambivalence toward Executive Power	69	(26)
Gary L. Gregg II
The Constitutional Presidency: Conservative Scholarship and Energy in the Executive	95	(20)
Raymond Tatalovich
Travis Cook
Scott Yenor
The Formation and Use of the Cabinet	115	(24)
Shirley Anne Warshaw
The Press and the Presidency: Then and Now	139	(22)
Graham G. Dodds
Mark J. Rozell
Narrative in Presidential Oratory	161	(24)
Stephen J. McKenna
The Rise of the Rhetorical Candidate	185	(16)
Richard J. Ellis
Mark Dedrick
The Rhetorical Presidency, Presidential Authority, and Bill Clinton	201	(18)
Keith E. Whittington
Technocratic Leadership: The Policy Wonk Presidencies of Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton	219	(30)
Phillip G. Henderson
Notes	249	(36)
Index	285	(14)
About the Contributors	299