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Defending the American Presidency
Robert Busby
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Description for Defending the American Presidency
Paperback. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
The Lewinsky scandal provided President Clinton with a stern challenge to his political credibility in 1998-99. Having endured an investigation by an Independent Counsel, the President was impeached and only just retained the presidential office following a trial in the Senate. Robert Busby identifies and analyzes the damage limitation strategies adopted by the Clinton administration to contend with the Lewinsky scandal, and explains how and why Clinton survived the most serious Constitutional crisis since Watergate.
The Lewinsky scandal provided President Clinton with a stern challenge to his political credibility in 1998-99. Having endured an investigation by an Independent Counsel, the President was impeached and only just retained the presidential office following a trial in the Senate. Robert Busby identifies and analyzes the damage limitation strategies adopted by the Clinton administration to contend with the Lewinsky scandal, and explains how and why Clinton survived the most serious Constitutional crisis since Watergate.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
Number of Pages
255
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349422548
SKU
V9781349422548
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Ref
99-15
About Robert Busby
ROBERT BUSBY is currently a Lecturer in American Studies at Liverpool Hope University College. Previous publications include Reagan and the Iran-Contra Affair: The Politics of Presidential Recovery.
Reviews for Defending the American Presidency
'...an evenhanded, dispassionate account of what happended and leaves readers the task of judging...strongly recommended...' - Choice