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Preface | p. vii |
Constitutional Origins of the Presidency | p. 1 |
James Madison to Thomas Jefferson | p. 6 |
Federalist No. 69 | p. 7 |
Federalist No. 70 | p. 11 |
To the Citizens of the State of New York | p. 14 |
Reevaluating the Electoral College | p. 18 |
Historical Perspectives on the Presidency | p. 34 |
The Strict Constructionist Presidency | p. 41 |
The Stewardship Presidency | p. 43 |
The Public Presidency | p. 45 |
The Prerogative Presidency | p. 48 |
The Presidency in the Political Order | p. 49 |
Selecting Presidents: Campaigns, Elections, and Mandates | p. 60 |
Nomination Politics, Party Unity, and Presidential Elections | p. 66 |
A High Speed Chase: Presidential Aspirants and the Nomination Process | p. 84 |
The Changing Dynamics of Presidential Fundraising: From 2008 to an Early Look at the 2012 Election | p. 108 |
The Magnitude of the 2008 Democratic Victory: By the Numbers | p. 127 |
The Myth of Presidential Mandate | p. 137 |
Changing Tides: Public Opinion, Campaigns, and Governance, 2004-2012 | p. 147 |
The Public Presidency: Press, Media, and Public Approval | p. 165 |
The "Permanent Campaign" | p. 169 |
Legislative Success and Political Failure: The Public's Reaction to Barak Obama's Early Presidency | p. 176 |
The Presidency and Image Management: Discipline in Pursuit of Illusion | p. 200 |
The Presidential Pulpit: Bully or Baloney? | p. 212 |
The Institutional Presidency | p. 222 |
The White House Staff | p. 225 |
The President's Committee on Administrative Management (Brownlow Committee) | |
The Changing Presidential Office | p. 227 |
Presidential Appointments and the Office of Presidential Personnel | p. 238 |
The Administrative Presidency, Unilateral Power, and the Unitary Executive Theory | p. 248 |
The Separation of Powers | p. 253 |
Presidential Relations with Congress | p. 256 |
The Disappearing Political Center | p. 277 |
Presidents and the Judicial Appointments Process | p. 282 |
The Tea Party at the Election | p. 292 |
Policy Leadership | p. 307 |
The Presidential "Hundred Days" | p. 310 |
Obama Becomes President: Policy Development and Leadership | p. 315 |
Unilateral Powers: A Brief Overview | p. 327 |
Prerogative Power and the War on Terrorism | p. 341 |
Decision Making in the Obama White House | p. 358 |
Commander-in-Chief and National Security | p. 378 |
Presidential Power in National Security | p. 381 |
Deference and Defiance: The Shifting Rhythms of Executive-Legislative Relations in Foreign Policy | p. 396 |
Constraining Executive Power: George W. Bush and the Constitution | p. 413 |
The Commander in Chief and the Courts | p. 437 |
President Obama's War in Libya | p. 447 |
Evaluating Presidents: Greatness and Abuse of Power | p. 458 |
Three Crises of Character in the Modern Presidency | p. 461 |
"If Men Were Angels...": Presidential Leadership and Accountability | p. 476 |
Presidential Character and Judgment: Obama's Afghanistan and Health Care Decisions | p. 483 |
A New Imperial Presidency? | p. 499 |
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