Richard M. Pious

Why Presidents Fail (eBook, ePUB)

White House Decision Making from Eisenhower to Bush II

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Presidents are surrounded by political strategists and White House counsel who presumably know enough to avoid making the same mistakes as their predecessors. Why, then, do the same kinds of presidential failures occur over and over again? Why Presidents Fail answers this question by examining presidential fiascos, quagmires, and risky business-the kind of failure that led President Kennedy to groan after the Bay of Pigs invasion, 'How could I have been so stupid?' In this book, Richard M. Pious looks at nine cases that have become defining events in presidencies from Dwight D. Eisenhower and the U-2 Flights to George W. Bush and Iraqi WMDs. He uses these cases to draw generalizations about presidential power, authority, rationality, and legitimacy. And he raises questions about the limits of presidential decision-making, many of which fly in the face of the conventional wisdom about the modern presidency.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juli 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780742563391
• Artikelnr.: 38073309

Autorenporträt

Richard M. Pious is Adolf S. and Effie E. Ochs Professor of American Studies in the political science department at Barnard College and the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction: Presidential Fiascoes
Chapter 2 Chapter 1. Reputation: Eisenhower and the U-2 Flights
Chapter 3 Chapter 2. Power Stakes: Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs
Chapter 4 Chapter 3. Compellence: Johnson and the Vietnam Escalation
Chapter 5 Chapter 4. Command: Ford and the Mayaguez
Chapter 6 Chapter 5. Rhetoric: Carter and the Energy Crisis
Chapter 7 Chapter 6. Prerogative: Reagan and the Iran-Contra Affair
Chapter 8 Chapter 7. Gamesmanship: Bush and the Budget
Chapter 9 Chapter 8. Program Innovation: Clinton and Health Care
Chapter 10 Chapter 9. Parallel Governance: Bush and Iraqi WMD
Chapter 11 Chapter 10. Presidents Unbound: Crises of Authority and
Legitimacy
Chapter 12 Chapter 11. Risk and Resilience: Toward a White House Learning
Curve