Richard M. Pious

Why Presidents Fail

White House Decision Making from Eisenhower to Bush II

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Why Presidents Fail takes a fresh look at cases that became defining events in presidencies from Dwight D. Eisenhower through George W. Bush and uses these cases to draw generalizations about presidential power, authority, rationality, and legitimacy. Rather than assigning blame for past failures, this book focuses on why presidents fail and how future presidents might avoid making these same disastrous mistakes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 537g
• ISBN-13: 9780742562851
• ISBN-10: 0742562859
• Artikelnr.: 24511553

Autorenporträt

Richard M. Pious is Adolf S. and Effie E. Ochs Professor of American Studies in the political science department at Barnard College and the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction: Presidential Fiascoes Chapter 2 Chapter 1.
Reputation: Eisenhower and the U-2 Flights Chapter 3 Chapter 2. Power
Stakes: Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs Chapter 4 Chapter 3. Compellence:
Johnson and the Vietnam Escalation Chapter 5 Chapter 4. Command: Ford and
the Mayaguez Chapter 6 Chapter 5. Rhetoric: Carter and the Energy Crisis
Chapter 7 Chapter 6. Prerogative: Reagan and the Iran-Contra Affair Chapter
8 Chapter 7. Gamesmanship: Bush and the Budget Chapter 9 Chapter 8. Program
Innovation: Clinton and Health Care Chapter 10 Chapter 9. Parallel
Governance: Bush and Iraqi WMD Chapter 11 Chapter 10. Presidents Unbound:
Crises of Authority and Legitimacy Chapter 12 Chapter 11. Risk and
Resilience: Toward a White House Learning Curve