Presidential Transitions: Eisenhower Through Reagan

by Carl M. Brauer

Book Overview

After all the attention focused on the rhetoric and ritual of presidential campaigns, the almost total neglect of the weeks following the election is somewhat surprising. In less than three months, newly elected presidents make decisions that profoundly affect their ability to govern. In an atmosphere simultaneously euphoric and chaotic, they choose top personnel, decide on policy priorities, and establishr elations with the new Congress and with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195040511
• ISBN13: 9780195040517
• Release Date: August 1986
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"