Publisher's Synopsis
This volume focuses on the President as political leader, economist, communicator, and guardian of national security. Table of Contents: Preface, Kenneth W. Thompson; ^IIntroduction, Kenneth W. Thompson; Presidents I Have Known, Richard L. Strout; The Presidency and the Federal Reserve, George W. Mitchell; The Presidency and the Press, Paul Duke; The President, the Secretary of State, and the National Security Advisor, Sander Vanocur; The Dilemmas and Antinomies of Leadership, Kenneth W. Thompson; Concluding Observations, Kenneth W. Thompson.
