TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beckmann,Matthew N.
TI  - Pushing the Agenda: Presidential Leadership in US Lawmaking, 1953–2004 
SN  - 9780511845154 (ebook)
AV  - JK516 .B39 2010
U1  - 352.23/6097309045 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016)
N2  - Today's presidents enter office having campaigned on an ambitious policy agenda, eager to see it enacted, and willing to push so that it is. The central question of presidents' legislative leadership, therefore, is not a question of resolve, it is a question of strategy: by what means can presidents build winning coalitions for their agenda? Pushing the Agenda uncovers the answer. It reveals the predictable nature of presidents' policy making opportunities and the systematic strategies White House officials employ to exploit those opportunities. Drawing on an eclectic array of original evidence - spanning presidents from Dwight Eisenhower to George W. Bush and issues ranging from education to energy, and healthcare to taxes - Matthew N. Beckmann finds modern presidents' influence in Congress is real, often substantial, and - to date - largely underestimated
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511845154
ER  -