Organizing The Presidency

Author : Stephen Hess,James P. Pfiffner
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815738428

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Organizing the Presidency by Stephen Hess,James P. Pfiffner Pdf

" Examining how the White House works—or doesn't—before and after Trump Donald Trump has reinvented the presidency, transforming it from a well-oiled if sometimes cumbersome institution into what has oftenseemed to be a one-man show. But even Trump's unorthodox presidency requires institutional support, from a constantly rotating White House staff and cabinet who have sought to carry out—and sometimes resist—the president's direct orders and comply with his many tweets. Nonetheless, the Trump White House still exhibits many features of its predecessors over the past eight decades. When Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated, the White House staff numbered fewer than fifty people, and most federal department were lightly staffed as well. As the United States became a world power, the staff of the Executive Office increased twentyfold, and the staffing of federal agencies blossomed comparably. In the fourth edition of Organizing the Presidency, a landmark volume examining the presidency as an institution, Stephen Hess and James P. Pfiffner argue that the successes and failures of presidents from Roosevelt through Trump have resulted in large part from how the president deployed and used White House staffers and other top officials responsible for carrying out Oval Office policy. Drawing on awealth of analysis and insight, Organizing the Presidency addresses best practices for managing a presidency that is itself a bureaucracy. "

Author : Stephen Hess
Publisher : Washington : Brookings Institution
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 081573588X

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The third edition of "Organizing the Presidency" surveys presidential organizations from Franklin Roosevelts to George W. Bushs, examining the changing responsibilities of the executive branch jobs and their relationships with one another, Capitol Hill, and the permanent government.

Author : Charles O. Jones
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2005-10-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815797777

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The Presidency in a Separated System by Charles O. Jones Pdf

Popular interpretations of American government tend to center on the presidency. Successes and failures of government are often attributed to presidents themselves. But, though the White House stands as a powerful symbol of government, the United States has a separated system intentionally designed to distribute power, not to concentrate it. Charles O. Jones explains that focusing exclusively on the presidency can lead to a seriously distorted picture of how the national government works. The role of the president varies widely, depending on his resources, advantages, and strategic position. Public expectations often far exceed the president's personal, political, institutional, or constitutional capacities for achievement. Jones explores how presidents find their place in the permanent government and how they are "fitted in" by others, most notably those on Capitol Hill. This book shows how a separated system of government works under the circumstances created by the Constitution and encouraged by a two-party system. Jones examines the organizational challenges facing presidents, their public standing and what it means, presidential agendas and mandates, and lawmaking—how it works, where the president fits in, and how it varies from issue to issue. He compares the post-World War II presidents and identifies the strengths and weaknesses of each in working within the separated system. Jones proposes a view of government as a legitimate, even productive, form of decisionmaking and emphasizes the varying strategies available to presidents for governing. He concludes with a number of important lessons for presidents and advice on how to make the separated system work better.

Author : Bradley De Lamater Nash
Publisher : Study of Presidency
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1980-01-01
Category : Presidents
ISBN : 0938204025

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Organizing and Staffing the Presidency by Bradley De Lamater Nash Pdf

Author : John P. Burke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2000-09-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015050038119

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The Institutional Presidency by John P. Burke Pdf

Beginning with the institutional presidency that emerged during the Roosevelt administration, this new edition includes a revised chapter on the Bush administration and a new chapter on Bill Clinton.

Author : Alexandra Bradbury,Mark Brenner,Jane Slaughter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 091409307X

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Secrets of a Successful Organizer by Alexandra Bradbury,Mark Brenner,Jane Slaughter Pdf

Author : Emmette S. Redford,Marlan Blissett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0608095109

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Organizing the Executive Branch by Emmette S. Redford,Marlan Blissett Pdf

Author : Stephen Hess
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815701859

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What Do We Do Now? by Stephen Hess Pdf

The period from Election Day to Inauguration Day in America seems impossibly short. Newly elected U.S. presidents have less than eleven weeks to construct a new government composed of supporters and strangers, hailing from all parts of the nation. This unique and daunting process always involves at least some mistakes—in hiring, perhaps, or in policy priorities, or organizational design. Early blunders can carry serious consequences well into a president's term; minimizing them from the outset is critical. In What Do We Do Now? Stephen Hess draws from his long experience as a White House staffer and presidential adviser to show what can be done to make presidential transitions go smoothly. Here is a workbook to guide future chief executives, decision by decision, through the minefield of transition. You'll have to start at the beginning, settling on a management style and knowing how to "arrange all the boxes." Something as seemingly mundane as parceling office space can be consequential—hence the inclusion of a proposed White House organizational chart and floor plans of the West Wing. What qualities are needed for each job, and where are the best candidates for those positions most likely to be found? How can you construct a cabinet that "looks like America"? What Do We Do Now? is your indispensable guide through the thicket of these decisions. There are small decisions, too. You'll have to pick a desk—photos of the choices are included. Which presidential portraits should hang in the Oval Office? Which ones have previous presidents chosen? And when it comes time to write an inaugural address, what should be the content, theme, and tone? It's all here in the presidential transition workbook—don't leave for Washington without it. This concise volume is sure to be a valuable resource for the president and team of advisers as they attempt to herd cats into an effective government. o W e Do Now? is alsis also a delightful read for anyone interested in exactly how one goes about being the president of the United States.

Author : Frank J. Thompson,Kenneth K. Wong,Barry G. Rabe
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815738206

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Trump, the Administrative Presidency, and Federalism by Frank J. Thompson,Kenneth K. Wong,Barry G. Rabe Pdf

How Trump has used the federal government to promote conservative policies The presidency of Donald Trump has been unique in many respects—most obviously his flamboyant personal style and disregard for conventional niceties and factual information. But one area hasn't received as much attention as it deserves: Trump's use of the “administrative presidency,” including executive orders and regulatory changes, to reverse the policies of his predecessor and advance positions that lack widespread support in Congress. This book analyzes the dynamics and unique qualities of Trump's administrative presidency in the important policy areas of health care, education, and climate change. In each of these spheres, the arrival of the Trump administration represented a hostile takeover in which White House policy goals departed sharply from the more “liberal” ideologies and objectives of key agencies, which had been embraced by the Obama administration. Three expert authors show how Trump has continued, and even expanded, the rise of executive branch power since the Reagan years. The authors intertwine this focus with an in-depth examination of how the Trump administration's hostile takeover has drastically changed key federal policies—and reshaped who gets what from government—in the areas of health care, education, and climate change. Readers interested in the institutions of American democracy and the nation's progress (or lack thereof) in dealing with pressing policy problems will find deep insights in this book. Of particular interest is the book's examination of how the Trump administration's actions have long-term implications for American democracy.

Author : David Priess
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781610395960

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The President's Book of Secrets by David Priess Pdf

Every president has had a unique and complicated relationship with the intelligence community. While some have been coolly distant, even adversarial, others have found their intelligence agencies to be among the most valuable instruments of policy and power. Since John F. Kennedy's presidency, this relationship has been distilled into a personalized daily report: a short summary of what the intelligence apparatus considers the most crucial information for the president to know that day about global threats and opportunities. This top–secret document is known as the President's Daily Brief, or, within national security circles, simply “the Book.” Presidents have spent anywhere from a few moments (Richard Nixon) to a healthy part of their day (George W. Bush) consumed by its contents; some (Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush) consider it far and away the most important document they saw on a regular basis while commander in chief. The details of most PDBs are highly classified, and will remain so for many years. But the process by which the intelligence community develops and presents the Book is a fascinating look into the operation of power at the highest levels. David Priess, a former intelligence officer and daily briefer, has interviewed every living president and vice president as well as more than one hundred others intimately involved with the production and delivery of the president's book of secrets. He offers an unprecedented window into the decision making of every president from Kennedy to Obama, with many character–rich stories revealed here for the first time.

Author : Walter Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Executive departments
ISBN : UOM:39015011020206

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Strangers and Brothers by Walter Williams Pdf

Author : Cary Raymond Covington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Organizational effectiveness
ISBN : IND:39000001385934

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The Presidency as a Learning Organization by Cary Raymond Covington Pdf

Author : Richard J. Ellis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136980596

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The Development of the American Presidency by Richard J. Ellis Pdf

Our understanding of the politics of the presidency is greatly enhanced by viewing it through a developmental lens, analyzing how historical turns have shaped the modern institution. The Development of the American Presidency pays great attention to that historical weight but is organized topically and conceptually with the constitutional origins and political development of the presidency its central focus. Through comprehensive and in-depth coverage, this text looks at how the presidency has evolved in relation to the public, to Congress, to the Executive branch, and to the law, showing at every step how different aspects of the presidency have followed distinct trajectories of change. All the while, Ellis illustrates the institutional relationships and tensions through stories about particular individuals and specific political conflicts. Ellis's own classroom pedagogy of promoting active learning and critical thinking is well reflected in these pages. Each chapter begins with a narrative account of some illustrative puzzle that brings to life a central concept. A wealth of photos, figures, and tables allow for the visual presentations of concepts. A companion website not only acts as a further resources base—directing students to primary documents, newspapers, and data sources—but also presents interactive timelines, practice quizzes, and key terms to help students master the book's lessons.

Author : Stephen Hess
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815726166

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The Professor and the President by Stephen Hess Pdf

What happens when a conservative president makes a liberal professor from the Ivy League his top urban affairs adviser? The president is Richard Nixon, the professor is Harvard's Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Of all the odd couples in American public life, they are probably the oddest. Add another Ivy League professor to the White House staff when Nixon appoints Columbia's Arthur Burns, a conservative economist, as domestic policy adviser. The year is 1969, and what follows behind closed doors is a passionate debate of conflicting ideologies and personalities. Who won? How? Why? Now nearly a half-century later, Stephen Hess, who was Nixon's biographer and Moynihan's deputy, recounts this fascinating story as if from his office in the West Wing. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927–2003) described in the Almanac of American Politics as "the nation's best thinker among politicians since Lincoln and its best politician among thinkers since Jefferson", served in the administrations of four presidents, was ambassador to India, and U.S. representative to the United Nations, and was four times elected to the U.S. Senate from New York. Praise for the works of Stephen Hess Organzing the Presidency Any president would benefit from reading Mr. Hess's analysis and any reader will enjoy the elegance with which it is written and the author's wide knowledge and good sense. -The Economist The Presidential Campaign Hess brings not only first-rate credentials, but a cool, dispassionate perspective, an incisive analytical approach, and a willingness to stick his neck out in making judgments. -American Political Science Review From the Newswork Series It is not much in vogue to speak of things like the public trust, but thankfully Stephen Hess is old fashioned. He reminds us in this valuable and provocative book that journalism is a public trust, providing the basic information on which citizens in a democracy vote, or tune out. — Ken A

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : National security
ISBN : MINN:31951D03524920U

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Organizing for National Security Science Organization and the President's Office by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations Pdf