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Book SynopsisJulia R. Azari finds that when the presidency enjoys high public esteem and party polarization is low, mandate rhetoric is less frequent and employs broad themes.
Trade ReviewBy evaluating Republicans and Democrats in each chapter Azari ensures that attention is not on party or personality but on the presidency.... Thus Azari's work exemplifies the strengths of what she terms presidency studies, a scholarly venture that is interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary, that employs diverse methods of inquiry, and that advances news that merits attention. This is an excellent book.
-- David Henry * Journal of American History *
... this book will be greatly valued by those who study American presidencies and who have an interest in the way the president's role has changed over time. The use of statistics and quantitative data is highly impressive, with Azari coding and exploring each set of data.... those interested in American politics will find themselves intrigued...
* Information, Communication & Society *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Political Institutions and the Politics of the Presidential Mandate1. Changes in Mandate Rhetoric: From the Progressive Era to the Partisan Era2. The Changing Presidential Script: Hoover, Roosevelt, and the Politics of Transition3. President of All the People? Eisenhower, Johnson, and Leadership in the Modern Era4. The Presidency in Crisis: Nixon, Carter, and the Decline of Consensus5. What an Election Is All About: Reagan, Bush, Obama, and the Age of MandatesConclusion: Delivering the People's Message
