When Franklin Roosevelt decided his administration needed a large executive staff, he instituted dramatic and lasting changes in the federal bureaucracy and in the very nature of the presidency. Today, no president can govern without an enormous White House staff. Yet analysts have disagreed about whether the key to a president's success lies in his ability to understand and adapt to the constraints of this bureaucracy or in his ability to control and even transform it to suit his needs.
In The Institutional Presidency John Burke argues that both skills are crucial. Burke...
When Franklin Roosevelt decided his administration needed a large executive staff, he instituted dramatic and lasting changes in the federal bureau...
Michael Nelson Michael Nelson Jean Bethke Elshtain
A reflective account of the birth, development, and continuing evolution of the Search course at Rhodes College, a plan of study that raises wider questions on the purpose of higher education itself.
A reflective account of the birth, development, and continuing evolution of the Search course at Rhodes College, a plan of study that raises wider ...
In this stunning book, photographer Michael Nelson captures Cuba-a country in the process of opening up to the world. His full-color photographs capture the mood and sentiment of Cuba between the reopening of the U.S. Embassy in Havana in July 2015 and the much-anticipated arrival of President Barack Obama in March 2016. The familiar images of Cuba-vintage American cars, cigars, a vibrant tropical ambiance-are complemented with intimate images of everyday life. Nelson gives us images of children on their way to school, a man working at a cemetery, soldiers in love, and a butcher flirting with...
In this stunning book, photographer Michael Nelson captures Cuba-a country in the process of opening up to the world. His full-color photographs captu...
