Presidents, the Presidency, and the Political Environment

by John H. Kessel

The opening chapter introduces the book′s approach as well as the institutional development of the presidency and its organizational structure. Chapters 2 through 6 provide an extended discussion of the institutional presidency, first examining the working relationships of the White House with Congress and with the media, and then looking at policy-making in differing policy areas. In each of these five chapters, Kessel introduces the actors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871877945
• ISBN13: 9780871877949
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: CQ Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Above average look at the presidency.

John Kessel takes a fresh evaluative look at the modern presidency. He tackles more than a simple ranking of the presidents, as he develops a qualitative assessment of the actions of the presidents from Eisenhower to Clinton. How do the actions of each president rank? As far as individual actions go, they are all a success, failure, or have yielded mixed results. Take a look at Kessel's book and then think next time before you consider a President a success or a failure!