Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-302) and index.
Introduction : presidential fiascoes -- Reputation : Eisenhower and the U-2 flights -- Power stakes : Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs -- Compellence : Johnson and the Vietnam escalation -- Command and control : Ford and the Mayaguez -- Rhetoric : Carter and the malaise speech -- Prerogative power : Reagan and the Iran-Contra affair -- Gamesmanship : Bush 41 and the budget summit -- Program innovation : Clinton and health care -- Parallel governance : Bush and Iraqi weapons of mass destruction -- Presidents unbound : crises of authority and legitimacy -- Risk and resilience : toward a White House learning curve.
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Presidents - United States - History , 20th century.
Presidents - United States - History , 21st century.
Leadership - United States - History , 20th century.
Leadership - United States - History , 21st century.
United States - Politics and government , 20th century.
United States - Politics and government , 2001-2009.