GOVT 2302 The Personal Presidency The Contemporary Executive.
FDR. Modern Presidency Pre-Modern 1789-1932 Modern 1933-present 2 nd American republic? –Theodore Lowi, The Personal Presidency.
Five Trends in Presidential Rhetoric Elvin Lim, Presidential Studies Quarterly, June 2002.
The Presidency as Paradox The last eight presidents have left office under a cloud Yet many aspire to the office and the president is perceived to be.
Five Trends in Presidential Rhetoric