Strategic failures in the modern presidency /
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| Author / Creator: | Stuckey, Mary E. |
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| Imprint: | Cresskill, N.J. : Hampton Press, c1997. |
| Description: | viii, 211 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The Hampton Press communication series. Political communication Hampton Press communication series. Political communication. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2742828 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: A Theory of Presidential Strategies
- 1. Slippage: Public Failure. Harry Truman and the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Richard Nixon and Watergate. Ronald Reagan and Iran-Contra Affair
- 2. Singularity: Failed Appointments. Richard M. Nixon and the Carswell Nomination. Ronald Reagan and the Bork Nomination. George Bush and the Tower Nomination
- 3. Mismanagement: Failed Congressional Relations. Franklin D. Roosevelt's Attempted Congressional Purge. Gerald R. Ford's Win Campaign. Jimmy Carter's Energy Plan
- 4. Over-Reaching: Personal Failure. Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Judicial Reform Bill. Harry S. Truman and the Steel Mill Seizure. Lyndon Johnson and the Vietnam War. Presidential Plans. Presidential Failures. Strategic Miscalculations and the Clinton Presidency.