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Book Synopsis
In 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 Contents

List 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

Presidential Rhetoric and the Public Agenda

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      Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
      Published 27 December 2009
      ISBN-13 9780801893469
      978-0801893469
      ISBN-10 0801893461
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In 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 Contents

      List 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

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