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Pushing the Agenda: Presidential Leadership in U.S. Lawmaking, 1953-2004 Hardback - 2010

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Author: Matthew N. Beckmann
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Today's presidents enter office having campaigned on an ambitious policy agenda, eager to see it enacted, and willing to push so that it is. The central question of presidents' legislative leadership, therefore, is not a question of resolve; it is a question of strategy: by what means can presidents build winning coalitions for their agenda? Pushing the Agenda uncovers the answer. It reveals the systematic strategies presidents employ to influence Congress and the conditions that determine when those strategies work - or don't. Drawing on an eclectic array of original evidence - spanning presidents from Dwight Eisenhower to George W. Bush - Matthew N. Beckmann finds modern presidents' influence in Congress is real, often substantial, and, to date, largely underestimated.

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Title Pushing the Agenda: Presidential Leadership in U.S. Lawmaking, 1953-2004
Author Matthew N. Beckmann
Binding Hardback
Pages 208
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Publication date 2010-02
Illustrated Yes
ISBN 9780521760140 / 0521760143
Weight 0.97 lbs (0.44 kg)
Dimensions 9.26 x 6.34 x 0.79 in (23.52 x 16.10 x 2.01 cm)
Category Politics / Current Events
Library of Congress subjects Presidents - United States, United States - Politics and government -
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2009038064
Dewey Decimal Code 352.236

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