Richard M. Pious
The American Presidency.
Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, 1979. First printing. 0465001831 xx/491 pages.
Volume, measuring approximately 6.5" x 9.5", is bound in light gray cloth, with stamped black lettering to spine. Book shows very light shelfwear. Binding is firm. Interior is clean and bright. Dust jacket, with price of $16.00 on front flap, displays minor wear at edges, with small tears at corners of top edge. Jacket is preserved in mylar cover.
"...demonstrates that what a president is able to accomplish usually has less to do with politics -- electoral support, control of the party, or ranking in public opinion polls -- than with his willingness to assert constitutional  authority to resolve important national issues. Whether or not the Congress or the courts go along -- in turn depends on the nature of the emergency and the quality of his leadership. But in either case, the extent and limits of presidential power are continuously being tested in the various of policy making: budgeting and fiscal management, foreign policy and national security management, legislative initiative and congressional relations, etc."