C raymond hunt biography of barack obama

  • This volume applies a variety of scholarly approaches to analyze the impact of Obama as a leader and policymaker.
  • This volume applies a variety of scholarly approaches to analyze the impact of Obama as a leader and policymaker.
  • Leadership and legacy: the Presidency of Barack Obama (Book) ; Contributors: Lansford, Tom, editor.
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  • c raymond hunt biography of barack obama
  • Leadership and Legacy

    The Presidency of Barack Obama

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    Introduction: Their Place in History
    Robert P. Watson

    Part I: Executive, Administrative, and Party Leadership

    1. The Vice Presidency of Joe Biden
    Richard M. Yon, Michael J. Ferro, and Jeremy Hunt

    2. The Evolving Political Partnership of Barack Obama and Bill Clinton
    Douglas M. Brattebo

    3. Barack Obama's Executive Orders
    Raymond Frey

    4. Obama, Party Leadership, and Domestic Elections
    Tom Lansford

    5. Michelle Obama's First Ladyship
    Elizabeth J. Natalle

    Part II: Domestic Policy

    6. Obama, Economic Recovery and Macroeconomic Policy
    Paul Burton and Joseph J. St. Marie

    7. The Affordable Care Act: Obama and the ACA—Innovation by Tradition
    Max J. Skidmore

    8. Obama and the Supreme Court
    Sean J. Savage

    9. Obama and Congress
    Sean D. Foreman

    The Obama Administration's Approach to Disaster Response and Recovery
    David Harms Holt and Casey Maugh Funderburk

    Part III: Foreign and Security Policy

    Obama and the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
    Robert J. Pauly Jr.

    The Arab Spring and the Middle East
    Wayne F. Lesperance Jr. and John M. Callahan

    Obama's Leadership in Addressing Climate Change
    Wayne Law, Alanna Lecher, Jonathan Smith, and April

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