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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA fascinating account of a controversial presidency. George W. Bush entered office in the distrustful aftermath of a disputed election, and he left office amid the uncertainty of two unfinished wars and an incipient depression; but in between he managed to accomplish more—for better and worse—than almost anyone had thought possible. Mark Rozell, Gleaves Whitney, and the scholars they have enlisted explain how this happened, and what it still means. Required reading for any serious student of the modern presidency. -- H W. Brands, University of Texas at Austin, author of Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roo
A timely and provocative set of essays on a subject of both immediate and enduring significance. Taken together, the essays provide a remarkably comprehensive and carefully balanced examination of the historically important presidency of George W. Bush. -- David Marion, Hampden-Sydney College, author of The Jurisprudence of Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.: The Law and Politics of 'Libertarian Dig
Table of Contents2 Table of Contents 3 Acknowledgments Chapter 4 Introduction Part 5 I. Analyzing the Bush Presidency Chapter 6 1. The Evolution of the George W. Bush Presidency Chapter 7 2. The Bush Staff and Cabinet System Chapter 8 3. George W. Bush's Domestic Policy Agenda Chapter 9 4. How George W. Bush Remade Foreign Policy Agenda Chapter 10 5. The Deficit Redux: Budget Politics during the Bush Administration Chapter 11 6. The Anatomy of a Divorce: Conservatives versus George W. Bush Part 12 II. Presidential Powers and the Bush Presidency Chapter 13 7. War Powers and the Bush Administration Chapter 14 8. Bush and the War Power: A Critique from the Outside Chapter 15 9. Bush as Commander in Chief Chapter 16 10. Executive Privilege: The Bush Record and Legacy Chapter 17 11. Bush's Greatest Legacy? The Federal Courts and the Republican Regime Chapter 18 12. George W. Bush and the Imperial Presidency 19 Index 20 About the Authors
