For over 30 years Hafez al-Asad has ruled Syria, one of the last of the old generation of Arab leaders. This biography examines the array of choices facing Asad and his country in the post-Cold War period, looking at issues of civil liberties, economic liberalization and international allies.
Which president was wounded during the Revolutionary War? What is an executive order? How many bills did each president veto? Which presidentAEs wife was the first to be called the First Lady? These are just a few of the many questions answered in CQAEs Desk Reference on the Presidency.''''This ready-reference offers a wealth of information on the presidency. The 500-plus questions have been selected to provide an uncomplicated look at the American presidency, its organization, procedures, and history, as well as the presidents themselves and their families. Chapters include presidentAEs powers and duties, elections that brought them to office, highlights of presidential administrations, and the inner workings of the White House and the Executive Branch.''''The Desk Reference question-and-answer format allows readers to quickly search for the answers they needuby turning to the appropriate subsection of questions, by following out cross-references between questions, and by using the extensive, descriptive index to find the specific questions with the needed information.''
The Clinton scandal consumed the better part of a year of American public life, bitterly dividing the nation and culminating in a constitutional crisis. This book explores the long-reaching constitutional and political implications of the scandal: how it will affect the presidency, the law, and the political process.
Each president brings to the White House a distinct set of personal characteristics and a preferred leadership style, but just how much have individual presidents shaped domestic policy? To understand and assess what factors determine one president's success and another's limited accomplishments, it is important to examine both the individual's leadership roles and the circumstances which shape their opportunities for success. This new book systematically examines the first terms of every president from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to William Jefferson Clinton and assesses the leadership style, the policy agenda, and the "political opportunity" of each. Each president's success in effecting landmark legislation and other policy change is measured and evaluated. William W. Lammers and Michael A. Genovese look at how different levels of opportunity affect leadership and how each president played the political hands he was dealt. By dividing presidents along opportunity lines, Lammers and Genovese assess how skillful each president was in the art of presidential leadership, what strategies and tactics they employed to achieve their goals, and the policy legacies left by each.
Through interviews, eyewitness accounts and new sources, O'Shaughnessy gives the reader insight into the personal life, rise to power and arrest and internment of the former Chilean dictator, Augusto Pinochet, charged in 1998 for crimes against humanity.
Each president brings to the White House a distinct set of personal characteristics and a preferred leadership style, but just how much have individual presidents shaped domestic policy? To understand and assess what factors determine one president's success and another's limited accomplishments, it is important to examine both the individual's leadership roles and the circumstances which shape their opportunities for success. This new book systematically examines the first terms of every president from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to William Jefferson Clinton and assesses the leadership style, the policy agenda, and the political opportunity of each. Each president's success in effecting landmark legislation and other policy change is measured and evaluated.William W. Lammers and Michael A. Genovese look at how different levels of opportunity affect leadership and how each president played the political hands he was dealt. By dividing presidents along opportunity lines, Lammers and Genovese assess how skillful each president was in the art of presidential leadership, what strategies and tactics they employed to achieve their goals, and the policy legacies left by each.
Chronicles the life education of Karl Hess, who became a defiant tester of the prevailing ideas of each decade. He lived by trial and error, and was always willing to acknowledge his mistakes. Hess provides eyewitness accounts, personal observations, insights on leadership and dissent, and leaves behind a path to realising the dream of freedom.
A volume of statistical information on the American presidency. It features ten essays and more than 150 tables and figures to explain key statistical patterns about the presidency as an institution, looking beyond the individual office holders to the office itself.
This comprehensive and up-to-date analysis provides an accessible and understandable overview of how we choose our president and how the process has developed throughout our history. Every stage of the selection process is uncovered and made plain: the candidate's decision to enter the race, campaign strategy and fundraising, primaries and ......
