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'Presidential' Edith Wilson

Petticoat Presidency? 2003). Edith Wilson was a woman who had grown up in a happy home, with protective parents who adored her (E...

Richard M. Nixon's Presidency

said. I believe this was Nixons greatest downfall - not being true to his word. In the aftermath of Watergate, there...

LBJ's Style of Leadership

Johnson entered hesitantly, he won the race (2003). During World War II, Johnson briefly did a stint in the Navy but returned to...

Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Its Opposition

the "loyal opposition" that he believed is needed in order for the two-party system to work best. He opposed FDR seemingly at eve...

Comparisons Between Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush

have presided over rough economies. The poor economy, in fact, cost Bush Senior the 1992 election. According to experts, Bush Juni...

Unemployment Rates and the Presidency

create new jobs, the Bush administration has "indelibly identified itself with the performance of the economy" (Beattie, 2003, p. ...

Imperial Presidency of George W. Bush

track of the actions and responsibilities of the other various aides. Additionally, these aides tend to be a type of rivalry with...

A Biography of Wesley Clark

Clark went on to become a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University between August of 1966 and 1968, where he studied philosophy, politi...

Effects of the Child Labor Act of 1916 on Woodrow Wilson's Presidency

unions had become large and powerful. In fact, Wilson ran on a progressive platform and so it would only seem natural that he woul...

US Public Opinion, Congress, and the Presidency

not the relationship between the executive and legislative branches is successful is due, in large part, to a presidents ability t...

Various Types of Presidential Power

local dominating interest and insuring a policy determined by a range of desires (Tannehill and Bedichek, 1991). Madison also wan...

U.S. Presidency and Naturalized Citizens

that you cannot choose your land of birth, but you can possess the choice of which nation you love and this should stand as someth...

Effectiveness of U.S. Presidents Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson

As the War was coming near its end Truman had sent a very urgent plea to Japan that they needed to surrender. They refused and the...

Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

savings of 15% of Americans with them ("The New Deal"). People were losing faith in banks, and to prevent a collapse of the entir...

Positive Perspective on the Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson

Thanks to his experience and his resolve he was able to stand up valiantly even in the face of many negatives. Prior...

Presidency of William Jefferson Clinton

off attacks from those who should have been working with him for the benefit of the American people. Discussion When Bill Clinton...

Ronald Reagan, the Most Effective President Since 1950

federal government and those reserved to the states or to the people. All of us... need to be reminded that the federal government...

The Emergence Of The Modern Congress And Presidency

and every bureau" (Sundquist, 1981, p. 38) every year. Prior to that Act, each department and bureau had to submit their own progr...

U.S. Economy During the Presidencies of George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush

that can control things such a taxes. They are also involved in appointments to economic posts, such as Secretary of the Treasury ...

Life and Presidency of George W. Bush

the Texas Rangers baseball franchise and he served as managing general partner until his gubernatorial bid in 1994 (History Centra...

Louis Liebovich's The Press and the Modern Presidency

and the Executive Branch for the worse. To support his arguments, Liebovich offers a discussion of the relationship between these...

The U.S. Presidency and the Influence of Big Money

ambition. They made it through excellent schools and law school to boot. It seems that this power couple--a president and a senato...

War Peace and the Presidency by Henry Paoluccis

power of the individual states was making them reluctant to accept federal regulations, and making most fear that the unrest that ...

Comparing the Presidencies of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan

his second term in office (Gwertzman, 2004). Walter Russell Mead, a respected historian, claims that the election was "a turning p...

Running for the US Presidency

the two main parties are able to vote in these races (1996). In some states, non-registered members can vote too. In general, the ...

The Reagan Presidency

In a paper consisting of five pages Michael Schaller's text, Reckoning with Reagan is discussed and specifically considers the Ame...

Foreign Affairs, War, and the Power of the Presidency

In five pages this paper discusses how foreign affairs and war impact upon the power wielded by the U.S. President. Three sources...

Contemporary Presidency and Bob Woodward's Shadow

relative to the pardon. Ford had all legal precedents thoroughly researched and based his decision on the case of Burdick v. the U...

Social Psychology and Campaigning for the Presidency

In six pages this paper discusses how social psychology is applied to presidential campaign strategies. Five sources are cited in...

Texas Governorship and the American Presidency

appoints the Secretary of State, as well as members of boards and commissions who oversee the heads of state agencies and departme...