TY - BOOK AU - Azari,Julia R. AU - Brown,Lara M. AU - Nwokora,Zim G. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - The presidential leadership dilemma: between the Constitution and a political party AV - JK511 .P79 2013eb U1 - 352.23/60973 23 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 KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10654390 ER -