Presidents, the Presidency, and the Political Environment
John H. Kessel (Ph.D., Columbia University) is professor emeritus at Ohio State University.  His extensive research has produced many books and journal articles.  His books on the presidency began with The Domestic Presidency (1975), and continued with Presidential Campaign Politics (1980), Presidential Parties (1984) and Researching the Presidency: Vital Questions, New Approaches (1993; co-edited with George C. Edwards III and Bert A. Rockman).  During his distinguished career, he has served as editor of American Journal of Political Science, president of the Midwest Political Science Association, president of the Presidency Research Group, and a member of the Executive Council of the American Political Science Association.  He has been a Guest Scholar at the Brookings Institution, a Visiting Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, and has been awarded several National Science Foundation grants.