White House Politics and the Environment : Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush

by Daynes, Byron W.

• ISBN13: 9781603442039
• ISBN10: 1603442030
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-27
• Publisher: Texas A & M Univ Pr

Summary

Presidents and their administrations since the 1960s have become increasingly active in environmental politics, despite their touted lack of expertise and their apparent frequent discomfort with the issue. But how have modern presidents actually handled the concerns and politics posed by environmentalism in all its complexities?

Author Biography

Byron W. Daynes, a professor of political science at Brigham young University, was the 2006-07 William J. Clinton Distinguished Fellow at University of Arkansas' Clinton School of Public Service. His PhD is from the University of Chicago. Glen Sussman, University Professor of Political Science at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, was a 2006-2007 recipient of an Arthur Schlesinger Jr. Fellowship to support research on the conservation policy of President John F. Kennedy at the Kennedy Presidential Library.

Table of Contents

Table and Figure	p. vi
Preface	p. vii
Introduction: The Modern Presidency and the Environment	p. 1
Presidents Having a Positive Impact on the Environment
Franklin D. Roosevelt	p. 29
John F. Kennedy	p. 46
Richard Nixon	p. 66
Jimmy Carter	p. 84
Bill Clinton	p. 101
Presidents Having a Mixed Impact on the Environment
Dwight D. Eisenhower	p. 123
Gerald Ford	p. 139
George H.W. Bush	p. 155
Presidents Having a Negative Impact on the Environment
Ronald Reagan	p. 173
Georege W. Bush	p. 189
Conclusion Comparing the Modern Presidents' Environmental Policies	p. 210
Notes	p. 241
Index	p. 291
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