These essays represent attempts to understand presidential foreign policymaking in a new global context. Within the parameters of the metaphorical ...

Herbert Clark Hoover (10 August 1874-20October 1964), the 31st President of the United States (1929-1933), was a successful mining engineer, the pe...

Herbert Clark Hoover (10 August 1874 - 20 October 1964), the 31st President of the United States (1929-1933), was a successful mining engineer, the...

Although none of his contemporaries considered Buchanan a political genius or a brilliant statesman, many thought in 1856 that he was the right man...

The series 'First Men, America's Presidents' series explains the personal and public life of each President of the United States. Their qualities o...

This series explains the personal and public life of each President of the United States. Their qualities of character and leadership are aptly int...

With the expansion of the federal government since the 1930s and the rise of the United States as a global power in the twentieth century, the need...

With the expansion of the federal government since the 1930s and the rise of the United States as a global power in the twentieth century, the need...

President Pro Tempore of the Senate History & Authority of the Office

Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 - July 9, 1850) was an American military leader and the twelfth President of the United States. Taylor had a 40-y...

Zachary Taylor (24 November 1784-9 July 1850) was an American military leader and the twelfth President of the United States. Taylor's short Presid...

The President's Cabinet is an institution whose existence rests upon custom rather than law. President George Washington found the Cabinet concept,...

Presidential succession was widely considered a settled issue prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. These events demonstrated the...

This book explores the history, law and practice of U.S. presidential claims of confidentiality, detailing such cases as the Watergate and post-Wat...

Since the beginning of the federal government, Presidents have called upon executive branch officials to provide them with advice regarding matters...

The Constitution empowers the President to nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint principal officers of the Uni...

The Constitution empowers the president to nominate and, with 'the advice and consent of the Senate', to appoint the principal officers of the Unit...

The terrorist attacks against the United States on 11 September 2001 prompted a president, who had until then largely been disinterested in interna...

This book explains the presidential election process in the United States. It provides general information about Presidential candidates and their ...

President Obama announced in June 2014 that he would seek "to fix as much of our immigration system as I can on my own" through administrative acti...

Through the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the federal government currently operates and maintains 13 presidential libraries,...

Between 1932 and 1981, Congress periodically delegated authority to the President that allowed him to develop plans for reorganisation of portions ...

This book identifies, provides the location of, and briefly describes over 1000 places that are associated with the Presidents of the United States...

Text in Arabic. Today, Turkey stands on the threshold of political and economic development. The process of democratization has resulted in the tra...

Many nations around the globe are unable to experience a change in government without violence and bloodshed, but in America a peaceful transition ...

The constitutional transfer of power and authority from an incumbent American President to a successor is a momentous occasion in American governme...

The veto power is one of the most important aspects of checks and balances in the United States Government, as it helps the executive branch to che...

One of the key issues facing our republic in this century is the exercise of presidential war powers. The constitutional structure which gives the ...

While America's presidents hold great sway and command much attention during their terms of office, the measure of their historical impact often co...

The eagerly awaited English edition of "Bought Journalists" was suppressed for three years under the title "Journalists for Hire" -- and still got ...

Prussia is present in the media at regular intervals and scientific works appear in constant succession; Exhibitions achieve high visitor numbers a...

This book examines the U.S.-foreign partnership efforts to prevent nuclear smuggling and terrorist travel. The National Nuclear Security Administra...

Though almost forgotten today, Herbert Spencer ranks as one of the foremost individualist philosophers. His influence in the latter half of the nin...

Benjamin Constant (1767-1830) was born in Switzerland and became one of France's leading writers, as well as a journalist, philosopher, and politic...

Benjamin Constant (1767-1830) was born in Switzerland and became one of France's leading writers, as well as a journalist, philosopher, and politic...

This book examines the evidence for the effectiveness of prison and programmes in the community aimed at reducing reoffending and some of the claim...

This book describes the Total Information Awareness (TIA) programs in the Defense Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the Department of Defense, an...

An issue for Congress and state and local governments is whether the pay and benefits of public workers are comparable to those of workers in the p...

The federal tax code classifies state and local bonds as either governmental bonds or private activity bonds. Governmental bonds are for projects t...

The past few years have been very traumatic ones for many Nigerians. With the exception of those in power or close to the seat of power, the change...

Since 2001, Congress has appropriated about $640 billion for the global war on terrorism, the majority of this for operations in Iraq. In January 2...

This book examines the close relations between the United States and Panama, stemming in large part from the extensive linkages developed when the ...

This book provides information on the background and current status of the regimes intended to limit the spread of nuclear, chemical, and biologica...

A lively history of political advertising in New Zealand, from the first election of the modern era in 1939 to today. Brimming with political-party...

"The Verdict of the VERSAILLES TREATY that Germany and her allies were responsible for the War, in view of the evidence now available, is historica...

This book was made possible by a grant from the United Negro College and Fellowship Program, and a leave of absence by Bethune-Cookman College. It ...

An Illustrated History of Protest and Activism in Aotearoa New Zealand. For a small, peaceful democracy in the South Pacific, New Zealand has had i...