C raymond hunt biography of barack obama
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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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