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Book Synopsis"Based on an exploration of the total mass of executive and legislative records for the years 1801-1809--something no other scholar has attempted--this thoroughly documented account describes the machinery and operation of the presidential office, the Cabinet, the departments, and other offices and commissions in the executive branch. It also expla
Table 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
