Triumphs and Tragedies of the Modern Presidency

Introduction

Section I: The Modern Presidency
1 The Constitution and Presidential Prerogative
Richard M. Pious
2 White House Rules: The Post-World War II Presidency
James P. Pfiffner
3 The 21st-Century Imperial Presidency
Andrew C. Rudalevige
4 The Nature of Presidential Leadership
George C. Edwards III
5 Rise of the Vice President
Richard M. Yon and Joseph Amoroso
6 In the Shadow of the Oval Office: The White House Staff
Kenneth M. Duberstein
7 Behind the Scenes Policy Makers: The Executive Branch
Sean Gailmard
8 Independent Money Managers: Presidents and the Federal Reserve
John T. Woolley
9 No Friends in Black Robes: Presidents and the Supreme Court
Stuart S. Taylor, Jr.
10 At Opposite Ends of Pennsylvania Avenue: Presidents and Congress
Richard E. Cohen
11 Social Media Jousting: Presidents and the Modern Media
Major Garrett
12 An Uneasy Alliance: Presidents and Their Party
Alexis Simendinger

Section II: The First Hundred Days
13 The First Hundred Days: Myth and Mystique
James P. Pfiffner
14 The Original Hundred Days: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Bruce Miroff
15 The First Hundred Days: Harry S. Truman
Brian Burnes
16 The First Hundred Days: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fred I. Greenstein
17 The First Hundred Days: John F. Kennedy
Charles Bartlett
18 The First Hundred Days: Lyndon B. Johnson
Michael Beschloss
19 The First Hundred Days: Richard Nixon
Lee Huebner
20 The First Hundred Days: Gerald Ford
Yanek Mieczkowski
21 The First Hundred Days: Jimmy Carter
Julian E. Zelizer
22 The First Hundred Days: Ronald Reagan
Lou Cannon
23 The First Hundred Days: George H.W. Bush
John P. Burke
24 The First Hundred Days: Bill Clinton
Charles O. Jones
25 The First Hundred Days: George W. Bush
Peter Baker
26 The First Hundred Days: Barack Obama
Jonathan Alter

Section III: Presidential Domestic Milestones
27 Bigger Than the Pyramids: Public Works and the Interstate Highway System
Geoffrey Perret
28 Top Dollar: Building a Global Economy
Katherine Theyson
29 Capitalism's Safety Net: Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
Rudolph G. Penner
30 "We Shall Overcome": Presidential Leadership and Civil Rights
Kareem U. Crayton
31 A Giant Step for Mankind: The U.S. Space Program
Jeff Foust
32 A Tale of Two Presidents: Conservation and Environmental Protection
William D. Ruckelshaus
33 Federal Power and States' Rights: Defining American Federalism
Larry N. Gerston, Garrick L. Percival, and Mary Currin-Percival
34 Leaving None Behind: The Odyssey of Education Reform
Jesse H. Rhodes
35 Dawn of the Information Age: Presidents and the Internet
Reed E. Hundt
36 Boom and Busts: Presidents and the Politics of Energy
Guy Caruso
37 Depression's Shadow: Managing the Great Recession
Edwin M. Truman
38 Green Eye Shades in the Oval Office: Presidents and Budgets
Stanley E. Collender
39 Waging Financial Warfare: Economic Sanctions That Work
Juan C. Zarate

Section IV: National Security and Foreign Affairs
40 Atlas Ascendant: Building the "American Century"
James Kitfield
41 The 3 am Phone Call: Presidential Crisis Management
Michael K. Bohn
42 Harry Truman: Cold War Architect
Elizabeth Edwards Spalding
43 Dwight D. Eisenhower: The War Hero
Evan Thomas
44 John F. Kennedy: Bearing Liberty's Burden
Larry J. Sabato
45 Lyndon B. Johnson: Committed Warrior Undone by Vietnam
Marvin Kalb
46 Richard Nixon: Deeply Flawed Visionary
John Aloysius Farrell
47 Gerald Ford: The Healer
James Kitfield
48 Jimmy Carter: The Troubled Peacemaker
William B. Quandt
49 Ronald Reagan: The Overachiever
Lou Cannon
50 George H.W. Bush: Crafting a New World Order
James Kitfield
51 Bill Clinton: A Baby Boomer Takes Charge
Carl Cannon
52 George W. Bush: The Decider and Delegator
Peter Baker
53 Barack Obama: "Light Footprint," Heavy Burdens
David E. Sanger

Section V: Presidential Scandals
54 Watergate: Dirty Tricks and Cover-Ups
John Aloysius Farrell
55 Iran-Contra: Saving Reagan's Presidency
David M. Abshire
56 The Clinton Impeachment: Washington's Scorched Earth Politics
Kirk Victor

Notes
Selected Bibliography
Contributors
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Editors