The modern presidential leadership of public opinion Rottinghaus, Brandon 1977- creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. txu College Station Texas A&M University Press c2010 2010 1st ed. monographic eng

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xx, 318 p. : ill. Questions and quandaries of presidential leadership -- The constrained presidency: a conditional theory of presidential leadership -- Presidential (non-) leadership of public opinion -- Successful presidential leadership of public opinion -- Case studies of successful leadership (domestic policy) -- Nixon implements wage and price controls -- Reagan and the negotiation over the budget -- Clinton and the budget debate -- Case studies of unsuccessful leadership (domestic policy) -- Kennedy's Medicare proposal -- Ford attempts to 'whip inflation now' -- Reagan 'reforms' social security -- Case studies of successful leadership (foreign policy) -- Evolution of Johnson's Vietnam policy -- Carter on the Panama Canal treaties -- Bush and the initiation of the Gulf War -- Case studies of unsuccessful leadership (foreign policy) -- Nixon (temporarily) escalates Vietnam -- Reagan presses for 'contra' funding -- Clinton withdraws from Somalia -- Implications for leadership and the public presidency -- Epilogue: Presidents 43 and 44 -- Appendix A. Case selection and matching statements and opinion polling -- Appendix B. Case study selection and archival data collection -- Appendix C. Models and data. Brandon Rottinghaus. Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-306) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us--- Presidents United States Public opinion Case studies Political leadership United States Case studies Communication in politics United States Case studies Persuasion (Rhetoric) Political aspects United States Case studies United States Politics and government 20th century United States Politics and government 21st century JK516 .R67 2010eb 352.23/60973 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10411779 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10411779 CaPaEBR 090831 ebr10411779