Presidential Leadership in US Lawmaking, 1953–2004
by
Matthew N. Beckmann
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2010
Today's presidents enter office having campaigned on an ambitious policy agenda, eager to see it enacted, and willing to push so that it is. The central question of presidents' legislative leadership, therefore, is not a question of resolve, it is a question of strategy: by what means can presidents...