Presidential Studies Quarterly articles from December 2008

Presidential Studies Quarterly archives from December 2008

The mixed legacies of Ronald Reagan.(Essay)
December 1, 2008... Although academia continues to debate Ronald Reagan's place in history, a Reagan legacy industry has been working, with some success, to enshrine the former president's memory in a host of public sites and symbols (Bjerre-Poulsen 2008). The man...

Presidential press relations.(SYMPOSIUM: THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRESS)(Essay)
December 1, 2008... When a new president is inaugurated on January 20, 2009, he will come face to face with the importance of his relationship with news organizations and the opportunities and hazards the association presents him. A president needs news...

Who speaks for the people? The President, the press, and public opinion in the United States.(SYMPOSIUM: THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRESS)(Essay)
December 1, 2008... The U.S. president, the press (or media), and public opinion survey data are all stand-ins--substitutes--for the American people. In the United States as a federal republic, the U.S. president is the sole elected representative of all...

George Akerson's legacy: continuity and change in White House press operations.(SYMPOSIUM: THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRESS)(Essay)
December 1, 2008... "Organization cannot make a genius out of an incompetent. On the other hand, disorganization can scarcely fail to result in inefficiency." Dwight Eisenhower (quoted in Walcott and Hult, 1995, 24) "Throw the organizational charts out. It's...

The presidency and local media: local newspaper coverage of president George W. Bush.(SYMPOSIUM: THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRESS)(Essay)
December 1, 2008... Leading the media, public, and Congress through speeches is at the core of modern presidential governance. But just as the modern political environment requires presidents to appeal for support through speeches, presidents are increasingly...

Who's the fairest of them all? An empirical test for partisan bias on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox News.(SYMPOSIUM: THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRESS)(Critical essay)
December 1, 2008... "We [Democrats] stayed off FOX for a long time because your news department is, in fact, biased... there are some things in the news department that have really been shockingly biased, and I think that's wrong. And I'll just say so right up...

Presidential communication in the Internet era.(SYMPOSIUM: THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRESS)(Essay)
December 1, 2008... The advent of the Internet has given rise to a challenging new era in presidential communication. Digital technology has had profound implications for the ways in which the White House deals with citizens, elites, journalists, and global...

Conveying presidential news: the White House press corps covers the president.(SYMPOSIUM: THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRESS)(Essay)
December 1, 2008... No matter who is president or who is doing the reporting, there is continuity in the press coverage a president receives and the news organizations with whom he regularly meets. When a new president occupies the Oval Office on January 20, 2009,...

Lessons learned the hard way: questioning presidents.(SYMPOSIUM: THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRESS)(Essay)
December 1, 2008... On February 7, 2001, as the new Bush White House settled into a rhythm, a handful of reporters from various news organizations secured some time to interview Larry Lindsey, the president's top economic advisor, who had also advised George W....

Memorandum to the president-elect.(SYMPOSIUM: THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRESS)(Essay)
December 1, 2008... November 5, 2008 You mentioned that you would like some thoughts on how to bring a fresh approach to the traditionally adversarial relationship between the White House and the press corps that covers it. Here goes. As you know, nothing...

The contemporary presidency: "an excess of refinement": lame duck presidents in constitutional and historical context.(Essay)
December 1, 2008... Well into President George W. Bush's second term, history appears to be repeating itself--second terms are far more problematic than first terms. Are problematic second terms inevitable, and if so are they caused by the Twenty-second Amendment?...

The law: presidential misuse of the pardon power.(Essay)
December 1, 2008... The purpose of this article is to explore why the presidential pardon power has been invoked by our last three presidents not merely for the traditional reasons of showing mercy or ensuring justice, but also in circumstances where the president...

Polls and elections: editorial cartoons 2.0: the effects of digital political satire on presidential candidate evaluations.(Critical essay)
December 1, 2008... On December 12, 2005, the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists held a protest they referred to as "Black Ink Monday" in response to the cut of the editorial cartoon staff at the Los Angeles Times and the Baltimore Sun by the Tribune...

The Politics of Economic Leadership: The Causes and Consequences of Presidential Rhetoric.(Book review)
December 1, 2008... The Politics of Economic Leadership: The Causes and Consequences of Presidential Rhetoric. By B. Dan Wood. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2007. 203 pp. The rise of the permanent campaign and the centrality of the economy to a...

The Politics of Presidential Appointments: Political Control and Bureaucratic Performance.(Book review)
December 1, 2008... The Politics of Presidential Appointments: Political Control and Bureaucratic Performance. By David E. Lewis. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2008. 293 pp. David Lewis's The Politics of Presidential Appointments is an important...

Economic Instruments of Security Policy--Influencing Choices of Leaders.(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Economic Instruments of Security Policy--Influencing Choices of Leaders. By Gary M. Shiffman. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. 193 pp. Gary Shiffman's book about leaders using economic policy to influence national security is quite...

Mandate Politics.(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Mandate Politics. By Lawrence J. Grossman, David A.M. Peterson, and James A. Stimson. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006. 208 pp. According to normative democratic theory, voters should express their policy preferences when they...

Managing the President's Message: The White House Communications Operation.(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Managing the President's Message: The White House Communications Operation. By Martha Joynt Kumar. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. 345 pp. "Communications is central to governing, and if a president does not fold...

While Dangers Gather: Congressional Checks on Presidential War Powers.(Book review)
December 1, 2008... While Dangers Gather: Congressional Checks on Presidential War Powers. By William G. Howell and Jon C. Pevehouse. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2007. 333 pp. Scholars agree that congressional checks on presidents' war power...