The presidential leadership dilemma  between the Constitution and a political party / 
Julia R. Azari, Lara M. Brown, and Zim G. Nwokora, editors. 
 - Albany :  State University of New York Press,  (c)2013. 
 - 1 online resource. 
 - SUNY series in American constitutionalism .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: a rock and a hard place: between a party and the people --  Pathways to the nomination: an analytic framework --  Presidential mandates and the leadership dilemma: William J. Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama --  Playing for history: the reelection leadership choices of presidents --  William J. Clinton and George W. Bush --  Presidents, leverage, and significant public policy --  The base realignment and closing commission: difficult choices, electoral considerations, and the future of national leadership in a partisan age --  The paradoxes of presidential leadership in pursuing policy goals --  Taking credit and avoiding blame: the politics of rhetorical signing statements under unified and divided government --  President Obama and counterterrorism policy: when campaign promises meet governing imperatives --  Conclusion: the right choice at the right time. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781438446011 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Presidents--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Presidents--History--United States--21st century.<br/>Political leadership--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Political leadership--History--United States--21st century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JK511  / .P747 2013