Presidential Party Building : Dwight D. Eisenhower to George W. Bush /

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Modern presidents are usually depicted as party ""predators"" who neglect their parties, exploit them for personal advantage, or undercut their organizational capacities. Challenging this view, Presidential Party Building demonstrates that every Republican president since Dwight...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Galvin, Daniel
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Eisenhower, Dwight D. > (Dwight David), > 1890-1969.
Bush, George W. > (George Walker), > 1946-
USA > President
Regierungspartei
Presidents.
Politics and government.
Political parties.
Political leadership.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Parties.
Presidents > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Presidents > United States > History > 20th century.
Political leadership > United States > History > 20th century.
Political parties > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1989.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A theory of presidential party building
  • Building a modern Republican Party: Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Building the new majority: Richard Nixon
  • The politics of addition: Gerald R. Ford
  • Building the Republican base: Ronald Reagan
  • Leveling the playing field: George H.W. Bush
  • Operation support: John F. Kennedy
  • The president's club: Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Alternative priorities: Jimmy Carter
  • Culmination and reversal: Bill Clinton
  • Conclusion: presidents, parties, and the political system.

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