Presidents' secrets : the use and abuse of hidden power /

How presidents use secrecy to protect the nation, foster diplomacy, and gain power Ever since the nation's most important secret meeting-the Constitutional Convention-presidents have struggled to balance open, accountable government with necessary secrecy in military affairs and negotiations. F...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Graham, Mary, 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Yale University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Official secrets > United States.
Executive privilege (Government information) > United States.
Transparency in government > United States.
Presidents > United States > Decision making.
Freedom of information > United States.
Secrets d'État > États-Unis.
Privilège de l'exécutif (Information sur l'État) > États-Unis.
Présidents > États-Unis > Prise de décision.
Liberté d'information > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
Executive privilege (Government information)
Freedom of information.
Official secrets.
Presidents > Decision making.
Transparency in government.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The constitutional convention: The president's limited power
  • George Washington: A culture of openness
  • Woodrow Wilson: A foundation for secret government
  • Harry Truman: Institutional secrecy
  • Lyndon Johnson: Stealth attacks on openness
  • Gerald Ford: A time of reckoning
  • George W. Bush: A test of the limits
  • Barack Obama: A twenty-first-century bargain?
  • Conclusion.

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