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  | | The Presidency and the Persian Gulf War(Updated) by Marcia Lynn Whicker, Raymond A. Moore, James Pfiffner Hardcover, 296 Pages, Published 1993 by Praeger ISBN-13: 978-0-275-94469-8, ISBN: 0-275-94469-7 "The book focuses on policy-making at the highest levels of the United States government. Chapter contributors examine political, military, and foreign policy processes from micro and macro perspectives in documenting how President Bush personally dominated U.S. national security policy and was the driving force behind the United Nations-backed coalition of nations against Saddam Hussein. The authors place the president's actions into po ..." |
 | | Torture As Public Policy(Reprint) Restoring U.S. Credibility on the World Stage by James P. Pfiffner Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2010 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-59451-509-5, ISBN: 1-59451-509-3 "After September 11, 2001 the Bush Administration decided that the most important intelligence about terrorism would come from the interrogation of captives suspected of terrorism. As a result, many detainees were subject to harsh interrogation techniques that at times amounted to torture. Here, James P. Pfiffner authoritatively examines the policy directives, operational decisions, and leadership actions of the Bush Administration that ..." |
 | | Power Play(8th Edition) The Bush Presidency and the Constitution by James P. Pfiffner Paperback, 299 Pages, Published 2009 by Brookings Institution Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8157-0335-8, ISBN: 0-8157-0335-X "The framers of the U.S. Constitution divided the federal government's powers among three branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judiciary. Their goal was to prevent tyranny by ensuring that none of the branches could govern alone. While numerous presidents have sought to escape these constitutional constraints, the administration of George W. Bush went farther than most. It denied the writ of habeas corpus to individuals deem ..." |
 | | Intelligence and national security policymaking on Iraq British and American perspectives by James Pfiffner, Mark Phythian 320 Pages, Published 2018 by Manchester University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-5261-3096-9, ISBN: 1-5261-3096-3 "27 Dana Priest, “Uranium Claim Was Known for Months to Be Weak,” Washington Post (July 20, 2003), p. A22. Dana Priest and Dana Milbank, “ President Defends Allegation On Iraq,” Washington Post (July 15, 2003), p. 1, A11. Walter Pincus ..." |
 | | The Character Factor(1st Edition) How We Judge America's Presidents (Joseph V. Hughes Jr. and Holly O. Hughes Series on the Presidency and Leadership) by James P. Pfiffner Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2003 by Texas A&M University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-58544-316-1, ISBN: 1-58544-316-6 "WATERGATE. MONICA LEWINSKY. PAINKILLERS IN THE OVAL OFFICE. IRAN-CONTRA. READ MY LIPS. THE CHARACTER FACTOR.The American president’s character matters. To most Americans, it matters deeply. But how do we define what character means, and why can’t we agree?In this sober, probing consideration of the character factor” and the presidency, veteran political analyst James P. Pfiffner leads us through a survey of three aspects of pres ..." |
 | | The Strategic Presidency(2nd Edition) Hitting the Ground Running Second Edition Revised (Studies in Government and Public Policy) (Studies in Government & Public Policy) by James P. Pfiffner Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 1996 by University Press Of Kansas ISBN-13: 978-0-7006-0769-3, ISBN: 0-7006-0769-2 "Perfectly timed to anticipate the possible election of a new president in 1996, the second edition of James Pfiffner's The Strategic Presidency provides the most complete and authoritative volume on presidential transitions from JFK to Bill Clinton. First published in 1988, it is now more valuable than ever with the addition of new chapters on the Bush and Clinton transitions and numerous other revisions that greatly update the volume. ..." |
 | | Understanding the Presidency(6th Edition) by James P. Pfiffner, Roger H. Davidson Paperback, 512 Pages, Published 2010 by Pearson ISBN-13: 978-0-205-79158-3, ISBN: 0-205-79158-1 "Updated in a new 6th edition, Understanding the Presidency provides readers with a blend of classic and contemporary readings on the presidency to ground and expand their knowledge of the highest office in American government. Some topics include,The Public Presidency: Press, Media, and Public Approval, Policy Leadership, and Constitutional Origins of the Presidency. Updated edition contains 8 new readings. " |
 | | Power Play The Bush Presidency and the Constitution by James P. Pfiffner Hardcover, 299 Pages, Published 2008 by Brookings Institution Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8157-7044-2, ISBN: 0-8157-7044-8 "The framers of the U.S. Constitution divided the federal government's powers among three branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judiciary. Their goal was to prevent tyranny by ensuring that none of the branches could govern alone. While numerous presidents have sought to escape these constitutional constraints, the administration of George W. Bush went farther than most. It denied the writ of habeas corpus to individuals deem ..." |
 | | Understanding the Presidency(7th Edition) by James P. Pfiffner, Roger H. Davidson, Professor Roger H. Davidson Paperback, 528 Pages, Published 2012 by Pearson ISBN-13: 978-0-205-86468-3, ISBN: 0-205-86468-6 "Bringing together historic documents and modern scholarship, Understanding the Presidency provides students with a blend of classic and contemporary readings on the presidency to ground and expand their knowledge of the highest office in the land. The new edition of this popular reader gives students the analytical tools needed to make sense of the modern presidency." |
 | | The Modern Presidency(6th Edition) by Professor James P. Pfiffner Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2010 by Cengage Learning ISBN-13: 978-0-495-80277-8, ISBN: 0-495-80277-8 "PRESIDENTIAL. GREATNESS. AND. ABUSE. OF. POWER. The previous chapters have shown how the modern presidency increased its power in terms of staff resources, organizational expansion, and domination of the national agenda . Modern presidents have provided the nation with excellent leadership in times of crisis, but modern presidents have also abused their power in ways that have hurt the nation and polity. The need for oversight and l ..." |
 | | Organizing the Presidency (Paperback) by Stephen Hess, James P. Pfiffner Paperback, Published 2020 by Brookings Institution, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-8157-3841-1, ISBN: 0-8157-3841-2 |
 | | The Managerial Presidency, Second Edition(2nd Edition) (Joseph V. Hughes Jr. and Holly O. Hughes Series on the Presidency and Leadership) by James P. Pfiffner Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 1999 by Texas A&M University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-89096-860-4, ISBN: 0-89096-860-8 "As the scope and size of the U.S. government has expanded, the importance of good management to the success of a presidency has also increased. Although good management cannot guarantee political or policy success, poor management can certainly undermine good policy and political efforts. In this second edition of "The Managerial Presidency" James P. Pfiffner brings together both classic analyses and more recent treatments of managerial ..." |
 | | The Modern Presidency Pfiffner, James and Pfiffner, James P.(2nd Edition) by James Pfiffner Paperback, Published 1998 by Bedford/St Martins ISBN-13: 978-0-312-17804-8, ISBN: 0-312-17804-2 |
 | | Organizing the Presidency(3rd Edition) by Stephen Hess, James P. Pfiffner Paperback, 286 Pages, Published 2002 by Brookings Institution Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8157-3637-0, ISBN: 0-8157-3637-1 "When Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated in March 1933, the White House staff numbered fewer than fifty people. In the ensuing years, as the United States became a world power and both the foreign and domestic duties of the president grew more complex, the White House staff has increased twentyfold. This books asks how best to manage a presidency that itself has become a bureaucracy. In the third edition of Organizing the Presiden ..." |
 | | Understanding the Presidency(5th Edition) by James P. Pfiffner, Roger H. Davidson Paperback, 528 Pages, Published 2008 by Longman ISBN-13: 978-0-205-64987-7, ISBN: 0-205-64987-4 "Updated with new readings on the war in Iraq, the war on terror, the frontloaded nomination process, and President Bush’s place in history, the new edition of this popular reader gives students the analytical tools needed to make sense of the modern presidency and its relationship with other key players in our political system. The selections in this reader were chosen with two aims in mind: (1) to provide a historical perspective, ..." |
 | | The Modern Presidency(5th Edition) by James P. Pfiffner Paperback, 306 Pages, Published 2007 by Wadsworth Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-495-18994-7, ISBN: 0-495-18994-4 "THE MODERN PRESIDENCY, Fifth Edition, is a concise, accessible and sophisticated text on the presidency. Case studies-a major strength of this short text-illustrate important aspects of presidential action and decision-making. Written by a top scholar on the presidency, and thoroughly updated through 2006 to include the presidency of George W. Bush, the text deals not only with presidents as individuals, but also with the large institut ..." |
 | | The President, The Budget, And Congress(1st Edition) Impoundment And The 1974 Budget Act (Westview Special Studies in Public Policy and Public Systems) by James P. Pfiffner Hardcover, 165 Pages, Published 1979 by Westview Press ISBN-13: 978-0-89158-468-1, ISBN: 0-89158-468-4 |
 | | Torture As Public Policy(1st Edition) Restoring U.S. Credibility on the World Stage by James P. Pfiffner Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2009 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-59451-508-8, ISBN: 1-59451-508-5 "After September 11, 2001 the Bush Administration decided that the most important intelligence about terrorism would come from the interrogation of captives suspected of terrorism. As a result, many detainees were subject to harsh interrogation techniques that at times amounted to torture. Here, James P. Pfiffner authoritatively examines the policy directives, operational decisions, and leadership actions of the Bush Administration that ..." |
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