Why Presidents Fail: White House Decision Making from Eisenhower to Bush II

by Richard M. Pious

Book Overview

Why Presidents Fail takes a fresh look at cases that became defining events in presidencies from Dwight D. Eisenhower through George W. Bush and uses these cases to draw generalizations about presidential power, authority, rationality, and legitimacy. Rather than assigning blame for past failures, this book focuses on why presidents fail and how future presidents might avoid making these same disastrous mistakes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00A2Q9FFS
• ISBN13: 9780742562851
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.7"