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Do presidents inevitably lose support the longer they are in office? Does the public invariably rally behind presidents during international crises? What are the criteria by which the public forms its judgment about whether or not the president is doing a good job? This book addresses these questions.

Table of Contents
Part I. Introduction: 1. The American people and presidential popularity 2. The presidential honeymoon 3. The rally phenomenon in public opinion Part II. Presidential Popularity After the Honeymoon: 4. Of time and presidential popularity 5. Economic performance and presidential popularity 6. Daily news and the dynamics of support for the president 7. Daily news and public support for the president, Kennedy through Ford 8. Daily news and public support for presidents Carter and Reagan 9. Public support for the president and democratic control of public policy Index.

Assessing the President

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    A Paperback / softback by Richard A. Brody

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      Publisher Stanford University Press
      Published 1 August 1992
      ISBN-13 9780804720960
      978-0804720960
      ISBN-10 0804720967

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Do presidents inevitably lose support the longer they are in office? Does the public invariably rally behind presidents during international crises? What are the criteria by which the public forms its judgment about whether or not the president is doing a good job? This book addresses these questions.

      Table of Contents
      Part I. Introduction: 1. The American people and presidential popularity 2. The presidential honeymoon 3. The rally phenomenon in public opinion Part II. Presidential Popularity After the Honeymoon: 4. Of time and presidential popularity 5. Economic performance and presidential popularity 6. Daily news and the dynamics of support for the president 7. Daily news and public support for the president, Kennedy through Ford 8. Daily news and public support for presidents Carter and Reagan 9. Public support for the president and democratic control of public policy Index.

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