Tough Times for the President:   Political Adversity and the Sources of Executive Power
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Table of Contents

List of Figures

ix

List of Tables

xi

Acknowledgments

xix

Chapter 1: Presidents in Tough Times

1

Chapter 2: Governing in the Wake of an Unmandate

33

Chapter 3: Scandals and Presidential Power

95

Chapter 4: Governing in Times of National Division

163

Chapter 5: Adversity and Power in the Ford Presidency

225

Chapter 6: Tough Times Point to a New View of Presidential Power

261

Bibliography

285

Index

305

About the Authors

307