Description
Book SynopsisIn evaluating the data, this sophisticated study of presidential leadership shows clearly that with careful consideration of issues and pronouncements a president can effectively harness the bully pulpit to drive policy.
Trade Review"Original and important. Presidential Rhetoric and the Public Agenda is a well-conceived contribution to the literature on the rhetorical presidency and bureaucratic action." - Andrew Rudalevige, Dickinson College"
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables
Preface
1. Presidential Leadership and Policy Construction
2. Presidential Rhetoric as Policy Leadership
3. A Presidential History of the War on Drugs
4. The Words of War: Political Rhetoric and the War on Drugs
5. Presidential Policy Leadership and Federal Enforcement: The Drug Enforcement Administration
6. For the People: The U.S. Attorneys and the Impact of Executive Signals on Prosecutorial Priorities
7. Taking It to the States: Testing the Limits of Presidential Influence and State Drug Enforcement
8. The Social Construction of Presidential Agenda- Setting
Appendixes
A. Variables for Chapter 5
B. Variables for Chapter 6
C. Variables for Chapter 7
D. Estimation Method
Notes
Bibliography
Index
