Why Presidents Fail: White House Decision Making from Eisenhower to Bush II - Rilegato

Pious, Richard M.

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ISBN 10: 0742562840 ISBN 13: 9780742562844

Casa editrice: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, 2008

Riassunto

Presidents are surrounded by political strategists and White House counsel who presumably know enough to avoid making the same mistakes as their predecessors. Why, then, do the same kinds of presidential failures occur over and over again? Why Presidents Fail answers this question by examining presidential fiascos, quagmires, and risky business-the kind of failure that led President Kennedy to groan after the Bay of Pigs invasion, 'How could I have been so stupid?' In this book, Richard M. Pious looks at nine cases that have become defining events in presidencies from Dwight D. Eisenhower and the U-2 Flights to George W. Bush and Iraqi WMDs. He uses these cases to draw generalizations about presidential power, authority, rationality, and legitimacy. And he raises questions about the limits of presidential decision-making, many of which fly in the face of the conventional wisdom about the modern presidency.

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L'autore:

Richard M. Pious is Adolf S. and Effie E. Ochs Professor of American Studies in the political science department at Barnard College and the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.

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Book by Pious Richard M

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0742562840
• ISBN 13: 9780742562844
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 317