Description: Why Presidents FailWhite House Decision Making from Eisenhower to Bush II Author(s): Richard M. Pious Format: Paperback Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, United States Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 9780742562851, 978-0742562851 Synopsis 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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Book Title: Why Presidents Fail
Number of Pages: 330 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Why Presidents Fail: White House Decision Making from Eisenhower to Bush Ii
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Publication Year: 2008
Subject: Government
Item Height: 233 mm
Item Weight: 503 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Richard M. Pious
Item Width: 156 mm
Format: Paperback
