Delivering the people's message : the changing politics of the presidential mandate / Julia R. Azari.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Azari, Julia R., 1979- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Presidents > United States > Election > History > 20th century.
Presidents > United States > Election > History > 21st century.
Rhetoric > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Rhetoric > Political aspects > United States > History > 21st century.
Political leadership > United States > History > 20th century.
Political leadership > United States > History > 21st century.
Physical Description:xi, 206 pages.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction : political institutions and the politics of the presidential mandate
  • Changes in mandate rhetoric : from the progressive era to the partisan era
  • The changing presidential script : Hoover, Roosevelt, and the politics of transition
  • President of all the people? : Eisenhower, Johnson, and leadership in the modern era
  • The presidency in crisis : Nixon, Carter, and the decline of consensus
  • What an election is all about : Reagan, Bush, Obama, and the age of mandates
  • Conclusion : delivering the people's message.