This extremely brief, thought-provoking text evaluates the performance of recent presidents from Johnson to Bush, finding that, overall, each has failed to live up to public expectations.
Written by one of the top Presidency scholars today, The Presidential Dilemma reflects on the idea that as our country's problems grow, our politicians seem to shrink. Arguing that American presidents of the last 30 years have largely failed to meet the needs, expectations, and responsibilities placed upon them, the book discusses how presidents might better maximize their opportunities for leadership and suggests a distinctive theory of presidential politics: presidents, facing a system of multiple veto points, seek to maximize power and influence. Genovese's stimulating book has been thoroughly updated to reflect presidential development over the last five years.
- ISBN10 0673992780
- ISBN13 9780673992789
- Publish Date 29 March 1995
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 23 February 2005
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Pearson
- Format Paperback
- Pages 160
- Language English