Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-302) and index.
Contents
Introduction : presidential fiascoes -- Reputation : Eisenhower and the U-2 flights -- Power stakes : Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs -- Compellence : Johnson and the Vietnam escalation -- Command and control : Ford and the Mayaguez -- Rhetoric : Carter and the malaise speech -- Prerogative power : Reagan and the Iran-Contra affair -- Gamesmanship : Bush 41 and the budget summit -- Program innovation : Clinton and health care -- Parallel governance : Bush and Iraqi weapons of mass destruction -- Presidents unbound : crises of authority and legitimacy -- Risk and resilience : toward a White House learning curve.
