The Clinton presidency and the constitutional system
By: edited by Rosanna Perotti ; with an introduction by Meena Bose
Contributors: Presidential Conference (11th : 2005 : Hofstra University)
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Joseph V. Hughes Jr. and Holly O. Hughes series on the presidency and leadership; Joseph V. Hughes, Jr. and Holly O. Hughes series on the presidency and leadership
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781603446600; 9781603446945
Subjects: Politics and government; Congresses; Impeachment; Executive power; History
Notes: Based on the 11th Presidential Conference at Hofstra University, held in 2005, which was entitled: "William Jefferson Clinton: The 'New Democrat' from Hope."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Reclaiming the "vital center" in American politics through the Clinton presidency / Meena Bose; title: pt. I. Evaluating the Clinton presidency; title: How to evaluate a president / Bill Clinton; title: Breaking into a conservative era / Sidney Blumenthal; title: Clinton the survivor / John F. Harris; title: Bill Clinton's early days / David Maraniss; title: Clinton, Congress, and the presidency / James P. Pfiffner; title: A president not yet ready to be history / Ted Widmer; title: pt. II. Organizing the Clinton presidency; title: The role of Chief of Staff / Leon E. Panetta; title: Clinton as fearless leader / John Podesta; title: Finding the vital center: the Clinton White House / Shirley Anne Warshaw; title: Reshaping the model: Clinton, Gore, and the new vice presidency / Joel K. Goldstein; title: pt. III. Constitutional powers of the presidency; title: Bill Clinton, the constitution, and the war power / David Gray Adler; title: Bill Clinton and unilateral executive power / Ryan J. Barilleaux and Christopher Kelley; title: Clinton, the constitution, and presidential power: his legacy for the office of the president / Nancy Kassop; title: pt. IV. Impeachment; title: Impeachment and the independent counsel: collision in the Capitol / Ken Gormley; title: The Clinton impeachment: politics and public law / Richard M. Pious; title: Assessing the impeachment of President Clinton from a post-9/11 perspective / Susan Low Bloch; title: Bill Clinton and the character factor in perspective / James P. Pfiffner; title: The view from Capitol Hill / Peter King; title: The view from the White House / Lanny J. Davis; title: pt. V. The presidency in the system of checks and balances; title: Economic policymaking and political learning: legislative leadership and the rhetorical presidency / M. Stephen Weatherford and Lorraine M. McDonnell; title: The White House Office of Legislative Affairs / Howard G. Paster; title: Confirmation politics: Clinton, Congress, and the appointment of federal judges / John Anthony Maltese; title: President Clinton's Supreme Court appointments / Roger K. Newman.