Presidents & the Presidency Essays by Stephen Hess

by Hess, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780815736325
• ISBN10: 0815736320
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-12-01
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Summary

This book contains a collection of Stephen Hess's best essays on the presidency. Written over a fifteen year period, the essays selected are just as relevant today as when they were first published. Each essay says something useful about the office of the presidency or a specific president.

Author Biography

Stephen Hess is a senior fellow in the Governmental Studies program at the Brookings Institution.

Table of Contents

Introduction: My Presidency	p. 1
Presidential Qualities	p. 9
Ike after Twenty-Five Years	p. 19
A Composite Presidency	p. 22
Why Great Men Are Not Chosen Presidents: Lord Bryce Revisited	p. 33
"Don't Just Stand There, Do Something"	p. 50
Nixon in Exile, 1961-1968	p. 53
The Process President	p. 64
The Vice Presidency	p. 67
Presidential Campaigns: How Long Is Too Long?	p. 71
A New Presidential Cycle Timetable	p. 74
Foreign Policy and Presidential Campaigns	p. 81
Throw the Rascals Out	p. 97
Presidential Policy: Making It Happen	p. 100
The President and the Press	p. 114
Toward a More Functional Presidency	p. 124
The Once and Future Presidency	p. 130
Index	p. 139
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