The Politics of the Presidency - Softcover

Thomas, Norman C.; Pika, Joseph August

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9781568023168: The Politics of the Presidency

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ISBN 10: 1568023162 ISBN 13: 9781568023168

Publisher: Cq Pr, 1997

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Updated to include the first six months of the second Clinton term, this work focuses on how presidents govern and fulfil their many obligations - both in Washington and beyond. The authors also analyze the institution, the individuals who have served, and their interaction with the public.

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About the Author:

Joseph A. Pika is professor of political science and international relations at the University of Delaware. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin and taught previously at SUNY at Buffalo. He is coauthor with Richard A. Watson of The Presidential Contest, 5th Edition (1995), and continues his interests in presidential elections, relations with interest groups, legislative executive relations, and education policy. He currently serves as president of the Delaware State Board of Education.

John Anthony Maltese is a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor of Political Science at the University of Georgia. He holds a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. His books include The Selling of Supreme Court Nominees (1995), winner of the C. Herman Pritchett Award, and Spin Control: The White House Office of Communications and the Management of Presidential News (1992), winner of a Frank Luther Mott Award. He was recently named the Georgia Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Professor Maltese also writes extensively about classical music and won a Grammy Award in 1996 from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

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