Executive privilege : presidential power, secrecy, and accountability / Mark J. Rozell.
Publisher's description: With the ghost of Watergate still haunting our political conscience, one might expect American presidents to hesitate before invoking executive privilege. But in the wake of the Clinton impeachment and with the onset of the Bush years, we are again confronted with the q...
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| Language: | English |
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Lawrence, Kan. :
University Press of Kansas,
2002.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed., rev. |
| Series: | Studies in government and public policy.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The dilemma of secrecy and democratic accountability.
- The arguments against executive privilege.
- The arguments in favor of executive privilege.
- Undermining a constitutional doctrine: Richard Nixon and the abuse of executive privilege.
- The post-Watergate years I: The "open" presidencies of Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter.
- The post-Watergate years II: Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and the era of divided government.
- Beyond the Watergate taint: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and the effort to restore executive privilege.
- Conclusion: Resolving the dilemma.