Presidential Studies Quarterly articles from June 2005

Presidential Studies Quarterly archives from June 2005

From the editors.
June 1, 2005... The peer review process is at the heart of scholarly publication. Its success depends on the intellectual contributions of scholars who generously devote their time to reading and evaluating the work of others. The editor and features editors...

Presidential decision making: rationality, advisory systems, and personality.(INTRODUCTION)
June 1, 2005... Scholarship on Presidential Decision Making The scholarship on presidential decision making is broad in scope, deep in quality, and varied in texture. A brief overview of some of the scholarly literature is here divided into decision-making...

The neutral/honest broker role in foreign-policy decision making: a reassessment.
June 1, 2005... Analysis of presidential decision making, particularly in the area of foreign and national security policy, has been a well-mined area of research. Much attention has focused on a range of variables thought to have some causal impact on and...

Neustadt, new institutionalism, and presidential decision making: a theory and test.
June 1, 2005... Presidency studies have often been maligned during the last three decades, not least by presidency scholars. Compared to subfields such as congressional or elections studies, critics argue, presidency research lacks conceptual parsimony and...

Foreign-policy advising: models and mysteries from the Bush administration.(George W. Bush)
June 1, 2005... There is a long tradition in the analysis of U.S. foreign policy to study how presidents assemble teams of advisers to help make decisions. Starting especially in the 1970s, a series of new works helped push our understanding of how presidents...

White House structure and decision making: elaborating the standard model.
June 1, 2005... Over the past seven presidencies, a once-lively debate over the proper size and organization of the president's White House staff seemingly has been settled. Where once Democrats and Republicans hewed to distinct views, now there appears to be...

"Micromanagement" of the U.S. aid budget and the presidential allocation of attention.
June 1, 2005... How presidents allocate their time and attention is a venerable part of the folklore of the presidency. Does a president like to spend time talking with people, or is he a loner? Does the president read a great deal, or not? Does he make a...

The structure of leadership: presidents, hierarchies, and information flow.
June 1, 2005... As President George W. Bush readied himself for his second term, he made no apologies for his decision to invade Iraq in March 2003. Indeed, in December 2004 he awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to three of the individuals most integral...

The first debate over the debates: how Kennedy and Nixon negotiated the 1960 presidential debates.
June 1, 2005... On September 20, 2004, Mary Beth Cahill of the Kerry campaign and Ken Mehlman of the Bush campaign signed a 32-page Memorandum of Understanding that set forth the rules for the 2004 presidential debates. When the memorandum was made public, it...

The law: textbooks and the president's constitutional powers.
June 1, 2005... Each year, approximately one million college and university students across the United States enroll in an introductory course on American government and politics. For many, and perhaps most of these students, "Political Science 101" will...

The polls: religion and the 2000 presidential election: public attitudes toward Joseph Lieberman.
June 1, 2005... By almost any standard, the 2000 presidential election was momentous. The Florida vote recount and the Supreme Court decision on the recount fueled controversy, increased polarization between the parties, added to public disenchantment with...

Need for re-balancing? Presidents, national security powers, and the constitution.(Presidential War Power, 2nd ed.; The President's Authority over Foreign Affairs: An Essay in Constitutional Interpretation)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Presidential War Power. 2nd edition, revised. By Louis Fisher. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2004. 318 pp. The President's Authority over Foreign Affairs: An Essay in Constitutional Interpretation. By H. Jefferson Powell....

Ending the Vietnam War: A History of America's Involvement in and Extrication from the Vietnam War.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Ending the Vietnam War: A History of America's Involvement in and Extrication from the Vietnam War. By Henry Kissinger. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003. 635 pp. Another tome from Henry Kissinger! There is no shortage of publications...

Jefferson's Call for Nationhood.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Jefferson's Call for Nationhood. By Stephen Howard Browne. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2003. 155 pp. Stephen Howard Browne sets out to accomplish a seemingly simple task: to provide a comprehensive analysis of Thomas...

Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America. By George C. Edwards III. New Haven, CT and London: Yale University Press, 2004. 198 pp. Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America is a splendidly and clearly written primer on the origins,...

Movies and the Reagan Presidency: Success and Ethics.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Movies and the Reagan Presidency: Success and Ethics. By Chris Jordan. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2003. 195 pp. There is much of interest in Movies and the Reagan Presidency: Success and Ethics, although the title is somewhat misleading. A more...

Personality, Character, and Leadership in the White House: Psychologists Assess the Presidents.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Personality, Character, and Leadership in the White House: Psychologists Assess the Presidents. By Steven J. Rubenzer and Thomas R. Faschingbauer. London: Brassey's, 2004. 385 pp. This book is part of a larger project on personality in...