Presidential Leadership: Politics and Policy Making

From routine operations to the workings of a White House in crisis, this comprehensive, best-selling text examines all facets of the presidency in rich detail. George C. Edwards and Stephen J. Wayne use an engaging combination of analytical prose and timely, fascinating examples to examine the presidency from two theoretical standpoints--the President as "facilitator," and the President as "director of change." Their theoretical (versus chronological) approach, combined with the currency and relevance of the material covered in the text, have made PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP: POLITICS AND POLICY MAKING the most comprehensive and best-selling text available today for your presidential studies course.

George Edwards is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Texas AandM University, editor of PRESIDENTIAL STUDIES QUARTERLY, and a frequent commentator in the national press. He has written or edited sixteen books on the presidency and national politics.