Organizing the Presidency
Edition: 3rd edition
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: September 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780815736370
Subjects: Central government; History of specific subjects; Political leaders & leadership; 20th century; Politics / Current Events; Government - National; Political Science; Staff; Politics/International Relations; USA; Politics and government; Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement; 1945-1989; 1933-1945; Presidents; United States
First sentence: This study examines the ways modern presidents have organized their administrations.
Description: "In the third edition of Organizing the Presidency, Stephen Hess, with the assistance of James P. Pfiffner, surveys presidential organizations from Roosevelt's to George W. Bush's, examining the changing responsibilities of the executive branch jobs and their relationships with one another, Capitol Hill, and the permanent government. He also describes the kinds of people who have filled these positions and the intentions of the presidents who appointed them."--BOOK JACKET.