The George W. Bush Presidency: An Early AssessmentBetween his inauguration and September 11, 2001, George W. Bush's presidency appeared to lack focus. The rhetoric of the campaign trail did not readily translate into concrete policies and a closely divided Congress restrained executive action. The terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, however, changed all of that. In their aftermath, Bush emerged as a strong, decisive leader with a deep sense of purpose and certainty that inspired many Americans, even as it alienated much of the rest of the world. In The George W. Bush Presidency: An Early Assessment, noted presidential scholar Fred I. Greenstein brings together a distinguished group of political scientists to consider the first two-and-a-half years of the George W. Bush presidency, from his leadership style and political ethos to his budgetary and foreign policies to his relationship with Congress, the electorate, and the American public. This balanced and timely volume concludes with an invaluable insider's view of the president and his administration by John J. DiIulio, the first Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. Contributors: Richard A. Brody, Ivo Daalder, John J. Dilulio, Jr., John Fortier, Hugh Heclo, Karen M. Hult, Gary Jacobson, Charles O. Jones, James Lindsay, Norman Ornstein, and Allen Schick |
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... out against an expansive foreign policy in the 2000 presidential campaign, but
has signed off not only on major military commitments in Afghanistan and Iraq,
but also on ambitious peace-keeping and nation-building efforts in those nations.
Meanwhile, the presidency itself underwent a metamorphosis: the president
began to take on much of the traditional congressional function of setting the
nation's policy agenda, the presidency acquired major staff resources in the form
of the ...
5 After his father's election, Bush returned to Texas, where a promising business
opportunity came his way. He was asked to organize an investment group to buy
the Texas Rangers, a second-tier major league baseball team that had come on
...
... available to church-based charities.8 Bush said nothing in the campaign that
anticipated his administration's major military involvements in Afghanistan and
Iraq, much less its commitment to rebuild those nations economically and
politically.
By November 13 the Northern Alliance had occupied the Afghan capital of Kabul,
and in early December the last major Taliban stronghold surrendered. When the
Gallup organization polled the U.S. public at the end of December, Bush's ...
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Chapter 3 The Bush White House in Comparative Perspective | 51 |
Chapter 4 Bushs Budget Problem | 78 |
Chapter 5 Bushs Foreign Policy Revolution | 100 |
Legislative Strategist | 138 |
Chapter 7 Capitalizing on Position in a Perfect Tie | 173 |
Chapter 8 The Bush Presidency and the American Electorate | 197 |
Chapter 9 President Bush and the Public | 228 |
Chapter 10 A View from Within | 245 |
Notes | 261 |
About the Contributors | 297 |
Index | 303 |