Fred Gantt

The Chief Executive In Texas

A Study in Gubernatorial Leadership

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"A Texas governor has only two happy days: the day he is inaugurated and the day he retires." So spoke Joseph D. Sayers at the beginning of the twentieth century. Now, in an analysis of the Texas governorship by Fred Gantt, Jr., the reader learns why Governor Sayers' remark remains true many years after it was uttered: the office has come to be so demanding that the reader may ask why anyone would want it. Price Daniel described a typical day: "The governor's job is a night-and-day job; I usually get up in the morning about seven and start answering the telephone, and then look over the mail that has come in late the day before. I sign mail before going over to the office and then have interviews most of the day. . . . In the evening at the Mansion I take calls and messages until late in the night." The Chief Executive in Texas is much more than a book full of interesting facts: It is a discerning political commentary built on a broad historical foundation that places events and persons in a perspective perhaps not previously considered by the reader. The office of chief executive in other states also is explored, as well as the decline and rise of executive power as it has been limited in various constitutions in Texas and as it has developed through custom. The account of the governor's relationship with the Legislature is historically valuable. Especially interesting to many readers will be the discussions of the political roles of individual Texas governors, whose ranks include "Ma" and "Pa" Ferguson and "Pappy" O'Daniel. These studies are personally revealing, and they attest that polities in Texas apparently can never be dull.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Texas Press
• Seitenzahl: 438
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1963
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 707g
• ISBN-13: 9780292700987
• ISBN-10: 0292700989
• Artikelnr.: 35421515

Autorenporträt

By Fred Gantt, Jr.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Foreword
2. Preface
3. Acknowledgments
4. Permissions
5. Part One: The Development of the Governorship in Texas
6. 1. The Executive Office
* “The Decade of the Governors”
* The Governor in Texas
7. 2. The Development of the Executive Article in Texas Constitutions
* Mexican Federal Constitution, 1824, and Constitution of the State of
Coahuila and Texas, 1827
* Constitution of the Republic of Texas, 1836
* First State Constitution, 1845
* Confederate Constitution, 1861
* First Reconstruction Constitution, 1866
* Second Reconstruction Constitution, 1869
* Constitution of 1876
* Changes in the Executive Article since 1876
* Summary
8. 3. Occupants of the Executive Office
* Qualifications for Today’s Governor
* Types of Governors
* Backgrounds of Texas Governors
* Postgubernatorial Careers
* Four Eras in the Governorship of Texas
* “The Composite Texas Governor”
9. Part Two: The Governor as Executive and Administrator
10. 4. The Executive Office: Duties and Staff
* Duties of the Governor of Texas
* Major Routine Duties of the Office
* The Governor’s Staff
* An Institutionalized Office?
11. 5. The Governor in the Executive Branch: Primus inter Pares
* Diffusion of Executive Power in State Governments
* Texas’ Disintegrated Administrative System
* The Governor’s Relation to Elected Executives
* The Governor’s Relation to Appointed Executives
* The Governor’s Relation to the Multiheaded Agencies
* Administrative Reorganization?
12. 6. Special Functions of the Governor of Texas
* The Governor as Head of State
* The Governor in International Affairs
* The Governor’s Power to Grant Clemency
* The Governor’s Military Powers
* Ex-Officio Duties
13. Part Three: The Governor and the Legislature
14. 7. The Governor and the Legislature: The Veto
* The Changing Nature of Legislative-Executive Relations
* The Texas Legislature
* The Veto in the United States
* The Veto in Texas
* How Successful Is the Veto in Texas?
15. 8. The Governor and the Legislature: The Message Power
* The Message Power in Texas
* The Budget Message
* Usefulness of the Message Power in Practice
16. 9. The Governor and the Legislature: Special Sessions
* The Special Session in Texas
* The Value of Special Sessions to the Governor.
* Relative Importance of the Legislative Powers of the Governor
17. 10. The Politics of Executive-Legislative Relationships
* The Cycle of Influence
* The Cycle of Influence in Texas
18. Part Four: The Political Role of the Governor
19. 11. The Nomination Process
* The Governor as Politician
* Nomination by Convention, 1876 to 1905
* Nomination by the Direct Primary
* The Runoff Primary
* The Costs of Campaigning for Governor
* Needed: Half a Million Dollars
20. 12. The Gubernatorial Campaign
* Campaigns of Preprimary Days
* Campaigns under the Primary System
* The Age of the Platform Speech
* The Age of Radio
* The Age of Television
* A Process of Displacement
21. 13. The Governor as Political Leader
* Before 1944: An Inactive Political Role
* Since 1944: A Revitalized Party Leader
* Political Philosophies of the Leaders
* Political Leadership: Past, Present, and Future
22. Appendices
* I. Comparison of Powers of Texas Chief Executives under Several
Constitutions
* II. Length of Term, Qualifications, and Salary of Texas Chief
Executives under Several Constitutions
* III. Personal Data on Governors of Texas
* IV. Professional Data on Governors of Texas
* V. Itinerary of Governor of Texas during 1954
* VI. Illustration of the Appointing Process
* VII. Schedule of Governor John Connally for Two Representative Weeks
23. Bibliography
24. Index