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Why presidents fail / Richard M. Pious.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780742562844 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780742562851 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0742562840 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0742562859 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: xi, 317 p. ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2008.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-302) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction : presidential fiascoes -- Reputation : Eisenhower and the U-2 flights -- Power stakes : Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs -- Compellence : Johnson and the Vietnam escalation -- Command and control : Ford and the Mayaguez -- Rhetoric : Carter and the malaise speech -- Prerogative power : Reagan and the Iran-Contra affair -- Gamesmanship : Bush 41 and the budget summit -- Program innovation : Clinton and health care -- Parallel governance : Bush and Iraqi weapons of mass destruction -- Presidents unbound : crises of authority and legitimacy -- Risk and resilience : toward a White House learning curve. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | JK 511 .P56 2008 | 30539218 | General Collection | Available | - |
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