| Series |
Joseph V. Hughes Jr. and Holly O. Hughes series on the presidency and leadership
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| Contents |
Introduction: Reclaiming the "vital center" in American politics through the Clinton presidency / Meena Bose -- pt. I. Evaluating the Clinton presidency -- How to evaluate a president / Bill Clinton -- Breaking into a conservative era / Sidney Blumenthal -- Clinton the survivor / John F. Harris -- Bill Clinton's early days / David Maraniss -- Clinton, Congress, and the presidency / James P. Pfiffner -- A president not yet ready to be history / Ted Widmer -- pt. II. Organizing the Clinton presidency -- The role of Chief of Staff / Leon E. Panetta -- Clinton as fearless leader / John Podesta -- Finding the vital center: the Clinton White House / Shirley Anne Warshaw -- Reshaping the model: Clinton, Gore, and the new vice presidency / Joel K. Goldstein -- pt. III. Constitutional powers of the presidency -- Bill Clinton, the constitution, and the war power / David Gray Adler -- Bill Clinton and unilateral executive power / Ryan J. Barilleaux and Christopher Kelley -- Clinton, the constitution, and presidential power: his legacy for the office of the president / Nancy Kassop -- pt. IV. Impeachment -- Impeachment and the independent counsel: collision in the Capitol / Ken Gormley -- The Clinton impeachment: politics and public law / Richard M. Pious -- Assessing the impeachment of President Clinton from a post-9/11 perspective / Susan Low Bloch -- Bill Clinton and the character factor in perspective / James P. Pfiffner -- The view from Capitol Hill / Peter King -- The view from the White House / Lanny J. Davis -- pt. V. The presidency in the system of checks and balances -- Economic policymaking and political learning: legislative leadership and the rhetorical presidency / M. Stephen Weatherford and Lorraine M. McDonnell -- The White House Office of Legislative Affairs / Howard G. Paster -- Confirmation politics: Clinton, Congress, and the appointment of federal judges / John Anthony Maltese -- President Clinton's Supreme Court appointments / Roger K. Newman. |
| General note | Based on the 11th Presidential Conference at Hofstra University, held in 2005, which was entitled: "William Jefferson Clinton: The 'New Democrat' from Hope." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011048839 |
| ISBN | 9781603446600 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1603446605 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781603446945 (e-book) |
| ISBN | 160344694X (e-book) |
