The Opposition Presidency: Leadership and the Constraints of History.(Book Review)

Presidential Studies Quarterly | September 1, 2003| | Copyright

By David A.Crockett. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2002. 286 pp.

In The Opposition Presidency, David A. Crockett encourages us to think hard about the meaning of presidential success. Insisting that we should not expect the same kind of leadership from all presidents, Crockett draws attention to the partisan-political context in which our chief executives come to office. By describing and interpreting the experiences of twelve "opposition presidents," Crockett generates new insight into the problems and possibilities of national leadership. As a ...

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