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First published in 1998. It is with great pleasure that we introduce the inaugural volume in the series "Politics and Policy in American Institutions." The series strives to show the interaction of American political institutions within the context of public policymaking. Presidents as Candidates offers a truly unique treatment of the White House role in the re-election efforts of contemporary presidents since 1956. Throughout the volume, Kathryn Tenpas compares and contrasts these eight re-election efforts (from Eisenhower through Clinton). She considers the many unique differences and similarities of each White House-led effort. As with any good study, she considers the multitude of political, institutional and policy factors (domestic, economic and international) that affect the strategies and decisions made.
List of contents
Series Editor’s Foreword, Acknowledgments, Introduction. Presidents as Candidates: Inside the White House for the Presidential Campaign, Chapter 1. Managing the President’s Campaign: Its Evolution 1956–1996, Chapter 2. Inside the White House for the President’s Campaign, Chapter 3. What Changes When the Campaign Begins?: Short-term Effects, Chapter 4. The President’s Campaign Committee, Chapter 5. The National Party Organization and Campaign Planning, Chapter 6. Implications of a White House-Centered Reelection Campaign, Epilogue Memorandum to the Next President Elected in the Year of the Millennium: What Works and What Doesn’t in a Reelection Campaign, Bibliography, List of Interviews, Index
About the author
Kathryn D. Tenpas is Associate Director of the Washington Semester Program at the University of Pennsylvania and a Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C.
Summary
How does a re-election campaign affect the way a President makes policy? How does already being in the White House affect the way a candidate campaigns? This study compares eight re-election campaigns from Eisenhower to Clinton, identifying all the differences and similarities.
