From routine operations to the workings of a White House in crisis thiscomprehensive bestselling text examines all aspects of the presidency in richdetail. With... » 

From routine operations to the workings of a White House in crisis thiscomprehensive bestselling text examines all aspects of the presidency in richdetail. With a special emphasis on policy the new edition surveys the most uptodate scholarship on the topic and includes an examination of thegroundbreaking 2008 presidential election. Taking a theoretical approach theauthors use engaging analysis and timely fascinating examples to view thepresidency from two theoretical standpoints?the president as facilitator andthe president as director of change. «