Presidential Studies Quarterly

Autopsy on an Empire: The American Ambassador's Account of the Collapse of the Soviet Union.

Awaiting rehabilitation: the Carter presidency in political science textbooks.

Jimmy Carter was the first US President to be denied re-election in nearly 50 years. The assessment characterized the presidency of Carter in a negative light. Criticism was focused on his decision-making approach and his inability to establish priorities. He left the office with a reputation of a chief executive who had failed to exercise leadership at a time when the country faced new and severe challenges.

David Brinkley: A Memoir.

Dwight Eisenhower and the new deal: the politics of preemption.

The 'politics of preemption' is an act of intruding into an ongoing polity, thereby interrupting the existing vital political discourse. Pres Eisenhower made an attempt to preempt the US New Deal-Fair Deal programs which involves federal centralization, socialism and paternalism. The lessons of Eisenhower preemptive presidency focused on the necessity of being sensitive to the strength of the existing regime, care in the selection of policy debates and going at a pace appropriate to mandate i...

Executive clemency in the United States: origins, development, and analysis.

1900-1993 Executive clemency includes granting of pardons, reprieves, and other manifestation of clemency power. The Constitution vests the US President with the discretionary power to exercise executive clemency for offenses committed against the US. An in-depth analysis on the origin and development of executive clemency in the United States and the procedural guidelines for federal clemency applications have been presented.

Executive privilege in the Carter Administration: the 'open' presidency and secrecy policy.

The doctrine of executive privilege vests the President with the right to withhold information from the coordinate branches of government, including the public. A study reveals that the Carter administration tried to avoid the use of executive privilege while still defending the presidential right to withhold information through other sources of authority, consequently minimizing the controversy over the doctrine.

FDR and the Holocaust.

Fighting With Allies: America and Britain at Peace and War.

From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider's Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War.

George Washington's pre-presidential statesmanship, 1783-1789.

George Washington was responsible for the reform of the Articles of Confederation and the passage of the 1787 US Constitution. His desire for a stronger national government prompted him to seek the support of influential political figures through private letters rather than adopting a more direct approach. He opined that if the convention failed to produce a stronger republican national government, monarchy would be an acceptable alternative to disunion.

Great American Presidents, Vol.1.

Brief Article

In Confidence: Moscow's Ambassador to America's Six Cold War Presidents.

In defense of Raoal Berger.

Comment of previous article and topic The theory of Raoal Berger concerning the concept of the executive privilege was backed up by several notable authors and writers. Berger's thesis was that the doctrine of executive privilege is an unfounded tenet of presidential power. Berger opined that the constitutionality of the executive privilege cannot be found in the US Constitution, Articles of Confederation and other sources. His book entitled 'Executive Privilege: A Constitutional Myth' gives on in-depth analysis of the executive ...

Intervention! The United States and the Mexican Revolution, 1913-1917.

Jimmy Carter as Peacemaker: A Post-Presidential Biography.

Jimmy Carter: American Moralist.

Kennedy and Nixon: The Rivalry That Shaped Postwar America.

Killing Kennedy and the Hoax of the Century.

Leadership by exemplar: Reagan's FDR and Thatcher's Churchill.

The Reagan and Thatcher administrations present a dual illustration of exemplary leadership characterized by confidence, decisiveness, and sense of purpose from their political agendas. Both leaders implemented their programs through the conventional avenues of modern politics. The difference in symbolic relationship created between Reagan and Roosevelt and between Thatcher and Churchill provides some preliminary distinctions in executive leadership and political culture in the US and Great B...

Madhouse: The Private Turmoil of Working for the President.

Mrs. Ike: Memories and Reflections on the Life of Mamie Eisenhower.

News and Newsmaking.

Brief Article

On behalf of the president: four factors affecting the success of the presidential press secretary.

The presidential press secretary works at an important juncture between the president and the press. Members of the press are concerned with the flow of information from the White House. The press secretary is expected to be an accurate reflection of the president and knowledgeable of administration activities. Presidents want press secretary who can release information in a way that best reflects on their presidencies. One way to evaluate the performance of press secretaries is to assess the...

On the Brink: The Dramatic Saga of How the Reagan Administration Changed the Course of History and Won the Cold War.

On the comparison of presidential and parliamentary governments.

Classic definition provides that in parliamentary government, the executive must be supported by a parliamentary majority while presidents should be selected via national election. A simple contrast between parliamentary and presidential system suggests substantial homogeneity within each type of system. Results reveal that policy making structures and processes in the parliamentary systems vary across countries and over time.

On the way out: interregnum presidential activity.

Presidential interregnum refers to the activities of the outgoing administration during the period between the election and the inauguration of the newly elected president. Interregnum activity is often consistent with the earlier policy of the president because presidents do not wish to leave a legacy of problems arising from their interregnum activity. They are concerned about ensuring a smooth transition of power.

Referenced Index Guide to the Warren Commission.

Roosevelt's Warrior: Harold L. Ickes and the New Deal.

The Life of Herbert Hoover: Master of Emergencies, 1917-1918.

The New American Voter.