Presidential Party Building : : Dwight D. Eisenhower to George W. Bush / / Daniel J. Galvin.
Modern presidents are usually depicted as party "predators" who neglect their parties, exploit them for personal advantage, or undercut their organizational capacities. Challenging this view, Presidential Party Building demonstrates that every Republican president since Dwight D. Eisenhowe...
Saved in:
| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG and UP eBook Package 2000-2015 |
|---|---|
| VerfasserIn: | |
| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2009] ©2010 |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International, and Comparative Perspectives ;
108 |
| Online Access: | |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (368 p.) :; 12 line illus. 8 tables. |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction: A Common Half- Truth
- 2. A Theory Of Presidential Party Building
- Part I: The Republicans
- 3. Building a Modern Republican Party: Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 4. Building the New Majority: Richard Nixon
- 5. The Politics of Addition: Gerald R. Ford
- 6. Building the Republican Base: Ronald Reagan
- 7. Leveling the Playing Field: George H. W. Bush
- Part II: The Democrats
- 8. Operation Support: John F. Kennedy
- 9. The President's Club: Lyndon B. Johnson
- 10. Alternative Priorities: Jimmy Carter
- 11. Culmination and Reversal: Bill Clinton
- 12. Conclusion: Presidents, Parties, and the Political System
- Afterword: George W. Bush and Beyond
- Appendix: Methods and Sources
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Index