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Was George W. Bushs performance in office after September 11, 2001 a reflection of his sudden maturation in crisis? Or, was the change in his performance in the presidency after the terrorist attacks related to the institution of the presidency itself? This paper takes the early years of the Bush presidency as a natural experiment in the institutional presidencys effects on presidential leadership.
The presidency of George W. Bush reveals two quite different dimensions of the presidents authority and symbolic meaning for Americans. This paper examines George W. Bushs conduct of the office through the conceptual lens of two institutional presidencies, a conventional presidency and a war presidency (distinguishing this conception from the two presidencies research tradition in president-Congress research). President Bushs first eight months in office is examined to illustrate the manifestations of what is called here a conventional presidency, and his leadership after September 11 is analyzed through the lens of what is defined as the war presidency.
Within the conventional presidency, pre-September 11, Bush was limited by his questionable legitimacy and less than compelling style of communication but strengthened by the Republican (albeit narrow) hold on Congress and the partys ideological homogeneity. After the terrorist attacks, Bushs reliance on the institutional authority and resources of the war presidency radically changed his leadership, his presidencys symbolic meaning for Americans, and the degree of his control over the executive branch. The paper examines Bushs use of the war presidency and concludes with a discussion of the advantages lent to the incumbent in domestic politics by his role as war president. |
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Name: American Political Science Association URL: http://www.apsanet.org
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| Arnold, Peri. "One President and Two Presidencies: George W. Bush in Peace and War" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 27, 2003 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p64746_index.html> |
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| Arnold, P. , 2003-08-27 "One President and Two Presidencies: George W. Bush in Peace and War" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, PA Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p64746_index.html |
Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Was George W. Bushs performance in office after September 11, 2001 a reflection of his sudden maturation in crisis? Or, was the change in his performance in the presidency after the terrorist attacks related to the institution of the presidency itself? This paper takes the early years of the Bush presidency as a natural experiment in the institutional presidencys effects on presidential leadership.
The presidency of George W. Bush reveals two quite different dimensions of the presidents authority and symbolic meaning for Americans. This paper examines George W. Bushs conduct of the office through the conceptual lens of two institutional presidencies, a conventional presidency and a war presidency (distinguishing this conception from the two presidencies research tradition in president-Congress research). President Bushs first eight months in office is examined to illustrate the manifestations of what is called here a conventional presidency, and his leadership after September 11 is analyzed through the lens of what is defined as the war presidency.
Within the conventional presidency, pre-September 11, Bush was limited by his questionable legitimacy and less than compelling style of communication but strengthened by the Republican (albeit narrow) hold on Congress and the partys ideological homogeneity. After the terrorist attacks, Bushs reliance on the institutional authority and resources of the war presidency radically changed his leadership, his presidencys symbolic meaning for Americans, and the degree of his control over the executive branch. The paper examines Bushs use of the war presidency and concludes with a discussion of the advantages lent to the incumbent in domestic politics by his role as war president. |
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| 1 One President Two Presidencies: George W. Bush in Peace and War Peri E. Arnold University of Notre Dame (peri.e.arnold.1@nd.edu) Prepared for delivery at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association August 28 - August 31 2003 and copyright by the American Political Science Association. The conference version of this paper is a draft only. The revised version will be published in the forthcoming book tentatively entitled Big Risk and Big Ambition: The Early Presidency of |
| 36 U.S. National Archive and Record Administration. “Executive Order Disposition Tables: George W Bush.” www.archives.gov/federal_register/executive_orders Van Natta Jr Don. 2001. “The Sporting Life at the White House.” The New York Times. September 9. Victor Kirk. 2003. “Congress in Eclipse as Power Shifts to Executive Branch.” www.govexec.com Weisman Jonathan. 2003. “Chronic Budget Deficits Forecast; CBO Bases Estimate on Cost of President's Budget Plan.” Washington Post. March 8. White Ben. 2000. “Bush Administration Picks Transition Chiefs.” The Washington Post. December 21. |
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