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The co-presidency of Bush and Cheney
The Bush administration is out but the American public continues to suffer from its disastrous domestic and foreign policies. In this excellently documented work, presidential scholar Shirley Anne Warshaw offers an in-depth analysis and exploration of the political maneuvering that got us into our current mess. Combining her study of the motivations of both Dick Cheney and George W. Bush, knowledge of the spheres in which they operated, and personal interviews with White House staff and Washington insiders, Warshaw demonstrates that these complementary conservatives were nothing less than co-presidents. Breaking with popular sentiment, she denies that Bush's authority was hijacked or stolen. Bush, rather, focused on building what he called a moral and civil society, anchored by a war on science and by the proliferation of faith-based programs, while allowing Cheney to lead in business and foreign policy. Warshaw highlights Cheney's decades-long career in Washington and his familiarity with its inner workings to present a complete picture of this calculating political powerhouse who continues to capture headlines. From Cheney's unprecedented merging of the vice president's office into the president's to his abhorrence of what he deemed congressional interference in the president's ability to do his job, Warshaw paints an intriguing, and at times frightening, portrait.
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Guide to the White House staff
Guide to the White House Staff is an insightful new work examining the evolution and current role of the White House staff. In eight thematically-arranged chapters, it provides a study of executive-legislative relations, organizational behavior, policy making, and White House-cabinet relations. It also makes an important contribution to the study of public administration for researchers seeking to understand the inner workings of the White House. In thematically-arranged chapters, Guide to the White House Staff:introduces the first members of the White House staff and details the need, statutory authorization, and funding for staff expansion; addresses the creation of the Executive Office of the President (EOP) and a formal White House staff in 1939; explores the statutes, executive orders, and a succession of reorganization plans that have helped shape and refine the EOP; traces the evolution of White House staff from FDR to Obama and the specialization of staff across policy and political units; explores how presidential transitions have operated since Eisenhower created the position of chief of staff; explains the expansion of the president's in-house policy-making structures, beginning with national security and continuing with economic and domestic policy; covers the exodus of staff and the roles remaining staff have played during the second terms of presidents; examines the post-White House career patterns of staff; this valuable new reference will find a home in collections supporting research on the American presidency, public policy, and public administration.
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