1st Edition

Ronald Reagan The American Presidency

By David Mervin Copyright 1990
    248 Pages
    by Routledge

    248 Pages
    by Routledge

    First published in 1990. American as well as British students will find much that is interesting and illuminating in this British view of the Reagan presidency. David Mervin writes as an experienced American politics specialist whose study includes first-hand observation in the United States. Putting aside policy substance and concentrating on effectiveness in using the political process, Mervin portrays Reagan's presidential record more favorably than may be common in the British community.

    Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Limits on Presidential Power; Chapter 3 The Imperilling of the Presidency; Chapter 4 A Presidential Candidate for the 1980s; Chapter 5 Changing the Terms of Debate; Chapter 6 Tax Reform and the Bork Nomination; Chapter 7 Failure and Achievement in Foreign Policy; Chapter 8 Presidential Leadership; Chapter 9 The Reagan Legacy;

    Biography

    David Mervin