Examines how the president balances the competing demands of leading his political party and leading the nation.
The book follows a clear format and tries to show why America's officeholders have so rarely been leaders and how presidents can become leaders instead of mere officeholders.
... Richard Alan Ryerson, "Republican Theory and Partisan Reality in Revolutionary Pennsylvania: Toward a New View of the Constitutionalist Party," in Sovereign States in an Age of Uncertainty, ed. Ronald Hoffman and Peter J. Albert, ...
Expectations. Gap. What happens when presidents fail to satisfy the public's expectations? The evidence suggests that the public lays the blame directly at the front door of the White House itself. For example, a 1979 NBC-AP poll ...
15 Roosevelt, Thomas Hart Benton (Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1887); Gouverneur Morris (Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1888). 16 Roosevelt, The Winning of ... 19 Kirt H. Wilson, The Problem with Public Memory: Benjamin Harrison Confronts the ...
This classic text on the American presidency, analyzes the institution and the presidents who hold the office through the key lens of leadership.
Presidential Leadership: Dilemmas for a Modern Democracy
Dilemmas of Presidential Leadership: From Washington Through Lincoln
This book assesses the impact of presidential character on the popularity, productivity, and ethics of contemporary presidents.
Arguing that American presidents of the last 30 years have largely failed to meet the needs, expectations, and responsibilities placed upon them, the book discusses how presidents might better maximize their opportunities for leadership and ...
Their ultimate goal is to convince the public that they are actually providing leadership, even if in reality they have only a limited ability to effect outcomes.This book examines the way American presidents in the media age have shaped ...