TY  - BOOK
AU  - Howell, William G
TI  - Thinking about the presidency: the primacy of power
SN  - 9780691165684
U1  - 352.2HOW 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Princeton
PB  - Princeton University Press
KW  - Presidents--United States
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - All American presidents, past and present, have cared deeply about power--acquiring, protecting, and expanding it. While individual presidents obviously have other concerns, such as shaping policy or building a legacy, the primacy of power considerations--exacerbated by expectations of the presidency and the inadequacy of explicit powers in the Constitution--sets presidents apart from other political actors. Thinking about the Presidency explores presidents' preoccupation with power. Distinguished presidential scholar William Howell looks at the key aspects of executive power--political and constitutional origins, philosophical underpinnings, manifestations in contemporary political life, implications for political reform, and looming influences over the standards to which we hold those individuals elected to America's highest office
ER  -