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White House Politics and the Environment : Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush /

Presidents and their administrations since the 1960s have become increasingly active in environmental politics, despite their touted lack of expertise and their apparent frequent discomfort with the issue. In White House Politics and the Environment: Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush, Byron W....

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Daynes, Byron W.
Autres auteurs: Sussman, Glen
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2010.
Édition:1st ed.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction: The modern presidency and the environment
  • Presidents having a positive impact on the environment. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman
  • John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Richard Nixon
  • Jimmy Carter
  • Bill Clinton
  • Presidents having a mixed impact on the environment. Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Gerald Ford
  • George H.W. Bush
  • Presidents having a negative impact on the environment. Ronald Reagan
  • George W. Bush
  • Conclusion: Comparing the modern presidents' environmental policies.