Part I. Presidential Power and Presidential Staff: Concepts and
Controversies: Introduction: the fruits of his labor? FDR and the growth of
the presidential branch; 1. Bitter harvest: the presidential branch and the
Iran-Contra Affair; Part II. From Cabinet to Presidential Government,
1933-1939: 2. Creating the resource gap: bargaining costs and the first New
Deal, 1933-1935; 3. The President needs help: the Brownlow Committee frames
the Roosevelt Response; Part III. Testing the System: The War Years
1939-1945: 4. Preparing for war: economic mobilization; 5. Managing war
production; 6. FDR and the rise of the National Security Bureaucracy; 7.
The Commander-in-Chief; Part IV. Lessons and Considerations: 8. Competitive
adhocracy: the principles and theoretical implications of FDR's staff use;
Epilogue: Roosevelt Redux?: a research agenda; Bibliography.
