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Popular Leadership in the Presidency
Origins and Practice
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2010
Summary
Most research on the president's relationship with the public focuses on modern presidents because they frequently give speeches in the attempt to build public support for their policy goals. Expanding the concept of presidential communication beyond policy speeches, Popular Leadership in the Presidency: Origins and Practice reveals the extent to which presidents have always communicated with the public. And it is not simply the existence of public communication that is significant, but the fact that structural elements of the presidency encourage a connection with the people. The fact that the executive consists of one individual, the symbolic authority that devolves on the president as the sole national leader, and a selection process that in practice turned out to be popular all encourages a relationship with the people. An examination of the first four presidents demonstrates the broad range of public persuasion practiced by early presidents as well as the way in which the structural encourages that behavior.
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Copyright year
2010
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-4420-6
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-4421-3
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
174
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Contents No access
Preface No access
Chapter 1: Introduction No access Pages 1 - 24
Chapter 2: George Washington and the Whiskey Rebellion No access Pages 25 - 42
Chapter 3: John Adams and the XYZ Affair No access Pages 43 - 70
Chapter 4: Thomas Jefferson and the Purchase of West Florida No access Pages 71 - 92
Chapter 5: James Madison and the War of 1812 No access Pages 93 - 118
Chapter 6: Public Opinion in Early America No access Pages 119 - 138
