The Co-Presidency of Bush and Cheney

The Bush administration is out but the American public continues to suffer from its disastrous domestic and foreign policies. In this excellently documented work, presidential scholar Shirley Anne Warshaw offers an in-depth analysis and exploration of the political maneuvering that got us into our current mess. Combining her study of the motivations of both Dick Cheney and George W. Bush, knowledge of the spheres in which they operated, and personal interviews with White House staff and Washington insiders, Warshaw demonstrates that these complementary conservatives were nothing less than co-presidents. Breaking with popular sentiment, she denies that Bush's authority was hijacked or stolen. Bush, rather, focused on building what he called a moral and civil society, anchored by a war on science and by the proliferation of faith-based programs, while allowing Cheney to lead in business and foreign policy. Warshaw highlights Cheney's decades-long career in Washington and his familiarity with its inner workings to present a complete picture of this calculating political powerhouse who continues to capture headlines. From Cheney's unprecedented merging of the vice president's office into the president's to his abhorrence of what he deemed congressional interference in the president's ability to do his job, Warshaw paints an intriguing, and at times frightening, portrait.

Author: Shirley Anne Warshaw
Publisher: Stanford Politics and Policy
Published: 04/14/2009
Pages: 329
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780804758185


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/06/2009 pg. 37
Library Journal 05/01/2009 pg. 91
Chronicle of Higher Education 06/12/2009 pg. 21
Choice 04/01/2010
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2010 pg. 74

About the Author
Shirley Anne Warshaw is Professor of Political Science at Gettysburg College. An authority on the American presidency, the president's Cabinet, and organizational decision structures for presidential policymaking, Warshaw is the author of numerous books and is a frequent commentator on National Public Radio and network radio and television.