The Power of the Pressidency: Concepts and ControversyRobert S. Hirschfield The American presidency is the most powerful political office in the world. But this impressive statement serves only to raise a whole series of fundamental questions: What is the scope of presidential powers and what are its limits? Can the president use all the authority of his office or is that authority more formal than effective? Does the presidency have sufficient power to meet today's needs or do the problems of the modern age demand a more powerful executive? Is there a danger of dictatorship in the growth of political authority or will the presidency remain an office of constitutional democratic leadership? This book explores such questions by presenting a wide range of views on presidential power from a variety of sources: original supporters and opponents of the office; presidents themselves; Supreme Court decisions; and professional students of the presidency. |
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... leadership. Weak leadership-or no leadership— produces failure and often disaster. DWIGHT EISENHOWER: Some Thoughts on the Presidency 120 The President of the United States should stand, visible and uncompromising, for what is right and ...
... Leadership of a political system as complicated as ours is difficult to establish. And since the late 1960s it has ... leaders to journalists. From the viewpoint 4 INTRODUCTION.
... leadership over the legislative process. While the modern President is charged with formulating major legislative ... leader and the structure of American government is rooted in the fact that political power in America is locally rather ...
... leadership of party and Congress is his most difficult and frustrating job, whether it be John Kennedy or Jimmy ... leaders (the Speaker, majority and minority leaders, major committee chairmen and ranking members) to reach agreement on ...
... leadership. In fact, if the President does not himself assume the role of legislative leader, Congress still cannot move on important or controversial issues. Moreover, the legislature's new information-gathering and problem-evaluating ...
Contents
in the event that the Congress should fail to act and | 112 |
Some Thoughts on the Presidency | 120 |
From The Ordeal of Power | 127 |
MidTerm Television Conversation | 136 |
Comments on the Presidency | 149 |
The Presidential Character | 367 |
The Limits of Presidential Power | 387 |
The Presidency and Its Paradoxes | 416 |
The Presidency in the 1980s | 433 |
Change and Continuity | 451 |
Presidents of the United States | 482 |
Index | 496 |
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