The Clinton presidency and the constitutional system [electronic resource] / edited by Rosanna Perotti ; with an introduction by Meena Bose.
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- 9781603446945
- 160344694X
- 973.929092 23
- E885 .C547 2012
Based on the 11th Presidential Conference at Hofstra University, held in 2005, which was entitled: "William Jefferson Clinton: The 'New Democrat' from Hope."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Reclaiming the "vital center" in American politics through the Clinton presidency / Meena Bose -- pt. I. Evaluating the Clinton presidency -- How to evaluate a president / Bill Clinton -- Breaking into a conservative era / Sidney Blumenthal -- Clinton the survivor / John F. Harris -- Bill Clinton's early days / David Maraniss -- Clinton, Congress, and the presidency / James P. Pfiffner -- A president not yet ready to be history / Ted Widmer -- pt. II. Organizing the Clinton presidency -- The role of Chief of Staff / Leon E. Panetta -- Clinton as fearless leader / John Podesta -- Finding the vital center: the Clinton White House / Shirley Anne Warshaw -- Reshaping the model: Clinton, Gore, and the new vice presidency / Joel K. Goldstein -- pt. III. Constitutional powers of the presidency -- Bill Clinton, the constitution, and the war power / David Gray Adler -- Bill Clinton and unilateral executive power / Ryan J. Barilleaux and Christopher Kelley -- Clinton, the constitution, and presidential power: his legacy for the office of the president / Nancy Kassop -- pt. IV. Impeachment -- Impeachment and the independent counsel: collision in the Capitol / Ken Gormley -- The Clinton impeachment: politics and public law / Richard M. Pious -- Assessing the impeachment of President Clinton from a post-9/11 perspective / Susan Low Bloch -- Bill Clinton and the character factor in perspective / James P. Pfiffner -- The view from Capitol Hill / Peter King -- The view from the White House / Lanny J. Davis -- pt. V. The presidency in the system of checks and balances -- Economic policymaking and political learning: legislative leadership and the rhetorical presidency / M. Stephen Weatherford and Lorraine M. McDonnell -- The White House Office of Legislative Affairs / Howard G. Paster -- Confirmation politics: Clinton, Congress, and the appointment of federal judges / John Anthony Maltese -- President Clinton's Supreme Court appointments / Roger K. Newman.
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