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Book SynopsisTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Tables, pg. viii*Preface, pg. ix*I. A New Administration, pg. 1*II. The President as Chief Executive, pg. 27*III. Presidential Decisionmaking, pg. 48*IV. The President's Cabinet, pg. 60*V. The Making of the Annual Message, pg. 72*VI. The Four Departments, pg. 87*VII. The Executive Complement, pg. 134*VIII. Appointments and Removals, pg. 165*IX. Executive-Congressional Relations, pg. 188*X. The Anatomy of Congressional Committees, pg. 214*XI. A Deliberative Body, pg. 253*XII. Parties and Pressures in Congress, pg. 273*XIII. The Process of Petition, pg. 294*XIV. The Jeffersonian Experience, pg. 316*Appendix I, pg. 325*Bibliographical Note, pg. 333*Index, pg. 339