Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-270) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The evolving modern presidency -- A composite presidency -- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933-1945 -- Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953 -- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953-1961 -- John F. Kennedy, 1961-1963 -- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963-1969 -- Richard Nixon, 1969-1974 [and] Gerald R. Ford, 1974-1977 -- Jimmy Carter, 1977-1981 [and] Ronald W. Reagan, 1981-1989 -- George H.W. Bush, 1989-1993 [and] William J. Clinton, 1993-2001 -- George W. Bush, 2001- -- The White House/Cabinet nexus -- Toward a more functional presidency -- Appendixes: A. Advice for a President-Elect, 1976-1977. B. Transition planning, 1980.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"In the third edition of Organizing the Presidency, Stephen Hess, with the assistance of James P. Pfiffner, surveys presidential organizations from Roosevelt's to George W. Bush's, examining the changing responsibilities of the executive branch jobs and their relationships with one another, Capitol Hill, and the permanent government. He also describes the kinds of people who have filled these positions and the intentions of the presidents who appointed them."--Jacket.
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Title
Organizing the Presidency.
International Standard Book Number
0815736371
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Presidents-- United States-- Staff.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom & Security-- Law Enforcement.
Politics and government
Presidents-- Staff.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States, Politics and government, 1933-1945.
United States, Politics and government, 1945-1989.