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Chapter 1: Introduction: The Importance of Religion To Understanding the Presidency -- Chapter 2: The Faith of George Washington -- Chapter 3: Thomas Jefferson and the Myth of Separation -- Chapter 4: Religion in the Life, Thought, and Presidency of James Madison -- Chapter 5: Lincoln's Political Religion and Religious Politics: Or, What Lincoln Teaches Us About the Proper Connection Between Religion and Politics -- Chapter 6: "We Must Put on the Armor of God": Harry Truman and the Cold War -- Chapter 7: Dwight D. Eisenhower: Civil Religion and the Cold War -- Chapter 8: Secular Icon or Catholic Hero?: Religion and the Presidency of John F. Kennedy -- Chapter 9: Jimmy Carter and the Politics of Faith -- Chapter 10: Ronald Reagan's Faith and Attack on Soviet Communism -- Chapter 11: The Religion of Bill Clinton -- Chapter 12: The Faith of George W. Bush: The Personal, Practical, and Political -- Chapter 13: President Barack Obama and His Faith -- Chapter 14: Donald J. Trump and the Enduring Religion Factor in US Elections.

Cover -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Dilemma of Secrecy and Democratic Accountability -- 1. The Arguments against Executive Privilege -- 2. The Arguments in Favor of Executive Privilege -- 3. Undermining a Constitutional Doctrine -- 4. The Post-Watergate Years I -- 5. The Post-Watergate Years II -- 6. Beyond the Watergate Taint I -- 7. Beyond the Watergate Taint II -- 8. Barack Obama, Donald J. Trump, and the Era of Intensified Polarization and Investigations -- Conclusion: Resolving the Dilemma -- Notes -- Index -- Back Cover.

"Sollenberger and Rozell contribute immensely to the existing research on presidential power by providing the first comprehensive book on presidential czars."-Political Science Quarterly "A thoughtful and thorough analysis of the history and problematic escalation of presidential 'czars.'"-Perspectives on Politics "This is a nonpartisan critique of the presidential creation of 'czar' positions-which confer power over a policy area without requiring cooperation with any agency or department or congressional oversight."-Library Journal "This is a well-researched, well-written exposition on the topic of presidential czars, presidential appointees responsible for the administration of tasks that necessitate a prompt response to an acute problem that requires the coordination of the many disparate functions of government."-Choice.

Analyzing the Bush presidency -- The evolution of the Bush presidency / John P. Burke -- The Bush staff and cabinet system / Charles E. Walcott and Karen M. Hult -- The domestic policy agenda / Andrew Busch -- The foreign policy agenda / Ryan Barilleaux -- Budgetary politics in the Bush administration / Iwan Morgan -- The Bush presidency and the conservative agenda / Gleaves Whitney -- Presidential powers and the Bush presidency -- Bush and the war power : from the inside / John Yoo -- Bush and the war power : a critique from outside / Louis Fisher -- Bush as commander-in-chief / Dale Herspring -- Executive privilege : Bush and presidential secrecy / Mark J. Rozell and Mitchel A. Sollenberger -- The biggest legacy? : Bush's federal court appointments / Thomas Moylan Keck -- Bush and the imperial presidency / Andrew Rudalevidge