The presidential leadership dilemma [electronic resource] : between the Constitution and a political party / edited by Julia R. Azari, Lara M. Brown, Zim G. Nwokora.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: a rock and a hard place: between a party and the people / Julia R. Azari, Lara M. Brown, Zim G. Nwokora -- Pathways to the nomination: an analytic framework / Zim G. Nwokora -- Presidential mandates and the leadership dilemma: William J. Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack H. Obama / Julia R. Azari -- Playing for history: the reelection leadership choices of presidents William J. Clinton and George W. Bush / Lara M. Brown -- Presidents, leverage, and significant public policy / Daniel E. Ponder -- The Base Realignment and Closing Commission: difficult choices, electoral considerations, and the future of national leadership in a partisan age / Lilly J. Goren -- The paradoxes of presidential leadership in pursuing policy goals: don't ask, don't tell and the lifting of the ban on gays and lesbians in the military / Benjamin A. Copeland, Victoria A. Farrar-Myers -- Taking credit and avoiding blame: the politics of rhetorical signing statements under unified and divided government / Christopher S. Kelley, Bryan W. Marshall, Deanna J. Watts -- President Obama and counterterrorism policy: when campaign pressures meet governing imperatives / Nancy Kassop, Steven R. Goldzwig -- Conclusion: the right choice at the right time / Julia R. Azari, Lara M. Brown, Zim G. Nwokora.

Examines how the president balances the competing demands of leading his political party and leading the nation.

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