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LATE IN 1975, THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES ESTABLISHED A COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR POWER AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTEMS (CONAES) TO DO A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE NUCLEAR AND OTHER ENERGY OPTIONS. THE AUTHOR SERVED ON ONE OF THE STUDY PANELS OF CONAES AND REPORTS HERE ON HIS EXPERIENCES.

"The second edition of this Very Short Introduction focuses on the challenges facing American presidents in meeting the high expectations of the position in a separation of powers system. This masterly revision explores critical issues that are object of contemporary debate and shows how the American presidency evolved over the past 200 years and where it may go in the future"--

The standard view of the transition is based on a distinction between campaigning and governing, with election day as the marker: campaigning before, preparing to govern after. Yet changes are blurring the distinction between the two activities. The Clinton transition in 1992 is the watershed case. Dubbed the "worst" for failing to meet many of the standard tests, Clinton and his aides, nevertheless, were attuned to a campaigning style of governing that was fine-tuned after the 1994 mid-term election. Future transitions will be judged by a revised set of expectations. The conventional rules will be supplemented by tests that account for campaigning as integral to governing. What is called the "permanent campaign" is upon us. Presidents in the 21st century will prepare to govern more publicly from the start, anxious to establish and enhance their status in a more communal style of governing. This book considers the critical ten weeks of transition for recent party changes in the White House (Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Clinton) and signals a pivotal change for the future. Charles Jones identifies the conventional expectations for an effective transition in regard to such topics as dismantling the campaign, connecting with Congress, establishing a theme, and relating to the press.

Annotation Charles O. Jones analyzes the development of pollution control policy beyond capability. He describes normal policy development as the gradual temporization of proposals, but that air pollution control deviated from the norm because of widespread public demand in the late 1960s for unrealistic controls

At the very least, presidential memoirs can serve as cautionary tales. Many of the same political and policy challenges facing President Bush are likely to prevail in the near future. Additionally, the Twenty-Second Amendment is unlikely to be repealed, thus continuing to set a termination date for second-term presidents. Therefore, Decision Points is relevant text for whoever is inaugurated in 2013 and beyond.