TY - BOOK
T1 - The Presidential Dilemma: Revisiting Democratic Leadership in the American System
AU - Genovese, Michael A.
N1 - pGenovese, Michael A. emThe Presidential Dilemma: Revisiting Democratic Leadership in the American System/em. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 2011. Print./p
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - This text evaluates the performance of recent presidents from Johnson to Bush, finding that, overall, each has failed to live up to public expectations. The Presidential Dilemma reflects on the idea that as our country's problems grow, our politicians seem to shrink. Arguing that American presidents of the last 40 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 suggests a distinctive theory of presidential politics: presidents, facing a system of multiple veto points, seek to maximize power and influence.
AB - This text evaluates the performance of recent presidents from Johnson to Bush, finding that, overall, each has failed to live up to public expectations. The Presidential Dilemma reflects on the idea that as our country's problems grow, our politicians seem to shrink. Arguing that American presidents of the last 40 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 suggests a distinctive theory of presidential politics: presidents, facing a system of multiple veto points, seek to maximize power and influence.
KW - presidents
KW - political leadership
UR - https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/poli_fac/55
M3 - Book
BT - The Presidential Dilemma: Revisiting Democratic Leadership in the American System
PB - Transaction Publishers
ER -