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Nixon's business : authority and power in presidential politics /

"Richard Nixon considered establishing a strong peace-time economy one of his most important political objectives, not least for distinguishing himself from the cautious policies of President Dwight Eisenhower. Using Richard Neustadt's analytical framework of presidential power, Nigel Bowl...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bowles, Nigel
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2005.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Presidency and leadership (Unnumbered)
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Authority and power in presidential politics
  • Paying for Vietnam: the tax surcharge extension of 1969
  • Making the weather: the politics of wages and prices, 1969-71
  • Sheltering from the storm: Nixon's new wage and price policy
  • The death of Bretton Woods
  • Facing down the Fed
  • Legacy and significance.