The Executive Branch of Federal Government: People, Process, and Politics (ABC-CLIO's About Federal Government) - Hardcover

Dirck, Brian R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1851097910 ISBN 13: 9781851097913

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2007

Synopsis

This volume gives students, professors, and the general public a single, comprehensive source on the key themes in the historical development of the presidency from America's founding era through the presidency of George W. Bush.

· Special features include edited and annotated texts of the presidents' inaugural addresses, a timeline of presidential elections and terms of office, and insightful portraits of all the major presidents

· A reference section includes lists of executive branch personnel and legislation aimed at granting or curtailing presidential power

About this title

Book Description:

The leader of the free world … CEO of a massive, multiheaded bureaucracy … commander in chief of the most powerful military force on earth … negotiator in chief with Congress and other nations … fundraiser in chief for his own political party. The president of the United States is all of this and more, the dominant figure in U.S.—and now global—politics.

About the Author:

Brian R. Dirck is associate professor of history at Anderson University in Anderson, IN. His published works include ABC-CLIO's Waging War on Trial.

About this edition

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1851097910
• ISBN 13: 9781851097913
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 528