The Politics of the Presidency

pIn the most up-to-date core text on the presidency, Pika and Maltese once again deliver a comprehensive, accessible, and engaging analysis of the increasingly political nature of the office, while artfully balancing its historical foundations. /ppThis revised seventh edition features a new chapter on the first 100 days of the Obama administration and discussion of: /pullithe precedent-setting campaign and election, /liliObama s transition to the White House, /lilinew cabinet members and high-level advisers, /lilithe legislative agenda and executive legislative relations, and /lilithe outlook on foreign policy./li