TY - BOOK AU - Azari,Julia R. AU - Brown,Lara M. AU - Nwokora,Zim G. TI - The presidential leadership dilemma: between the Constitution and a political party T2 - SUNY series in American constitutionalism SN - 9781438446011 AV - JK511 .P747 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Albany PB - State University of New York Press KW - Presidents KW - United States KW - History KW - 20th century KW - 21st century KW - Political leadership KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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; 2; b UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=520404&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -