Presidential Studies Quarterly

Papers
(The TQCC of Presidential Studies Quarterly is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
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The Pivotal and Distributive Politics of Senate‐Confirmed Appointee Vacancies15
Resowing the Seeds of War: Presidential Peace Rhetoric Since 1945. By Stephen J.HeidtEast Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press, 2020. 329 pp.14
The Uses and Misuses of Politics: Karl Rove and the Bush Presidency. By William G. Mayer. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2021. 408 pp.10
Travel to and from the United States and Foreign Leader Approval8
Staffing the National Security Council: How Presidential Management Styles Shape the Composition of the NSC7
Organizing the Biden Presidency7
Ruining Murray Chotiner: A Forgotten Chapter in the Rivalry Between the Kennedys and Nixon6
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Democratic values and support for executive power4
Are Presidential Candidates Impervious to Deception Detection? A Test of Voters' Truth‐Default4
“Living in History*”: Bush, World War II, and the Use of Historical Analogies in the Gulf Crisis4
An Introduction to the Symposium on Presidential Management and Control of the Bureaucracy4
Electoral Effect of Protracted Presidential Primaries4
The Idea of Presidential Representation: An Intellectual and Political History. By JeremyD. BaileyLawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2019. 272 pp.4
The Man of the People: Political Dissent and the Making of the American Presidency. By Nathaniel C.Green. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2020. 376 pp.3
The Last Lincoln Republican: The Presidential Election of 1880. By Benjamin T.Arrington. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2020. 232 pp.3
The presidential rhetoric of Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, and Calvin Coolidge: The centennial of the modern American presidencyBy BenVoth, Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. 2023. pp. 2743
Carrot or stick, or both? Examining U.S. presidents' use of counterterrorism tools in Pakistan, 2001–20203
The “benign prerogative”: Political theory and executive pardoning3
Executive politics in an era of democratic crisis2
Populism, democracy, and the post‐2020 Republican Party in Congress2
JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917–1956. By FredrikLogevall. New York: Random House, 2020. 816 pp.2
Presidential partisanship and regulatory review2
Presidential Control of Independent Agencies’ Leadership and Personnel: A Two‐Case Study of Interbranch Contestation over the Bureaucracy and the Unitary Executive under Donald Trump2
Political Context, White House Centralization, and the Timing of Presidential Nominations to the Federal Courts2
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The economic drivers of political time2
The Contemporary Presidency: The (vice) presidential pivot? Examining Kamala Harris's messaging before and after the 2022 midterms2
Serving the Law or Playing Politics? The Strategic Use of U.S. Attorney Appointments2
Persuading the Public: The Evolution of Popular Presidential Communication from Washington to Trump. By Anne C.Pluta, Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. 2023. pp. 1922
The Historical Presidency: Protecting a president and graymailing courts: Iran‐Contra and the obstruction of justice2
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The Ubiquitous Presidency: Presidential Communication and Digital Democracy in Tumultuous Times. By Joshua M. Scacco and Kevin Coe New York: Oxford University Press, 2021. 248 pp.1
Lincoln and Native Americans By Michael S.Green, Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. 2021. pp. 1761
Informing a Nation: The Newspaper Presidency of Thomas Jefferson By MelLaracey, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. 2021. pp. 248.1
The Unitary Presidency. By Graham G.DoddsNew York, NY: Routledge, 2020. 120 pp.1
Intensity (and backlash) of opinion on civil rights and presidential responsiveness1
Partisanship, Trump favorability, and changes in support for trade1
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Institutional constraints on the executive, investment, and elections1
The Contemporary Presidency: “Was the “Deep State” Out to Get President Trump? Evidence from Campaign Contributions from F.B.I. Personnel”1
The Idealist: Wendell Willkie's Wartime Quest to Build One World. By SamuelZipp Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press [Belknap Press], 2020. 393 pp.1
Violent crime and the expansion of executive power in Latin America1
The president and the vice president: Different types of partnerships for a unique power couple1
Joseph Biden's Effective Presidential Transition: “Started Early, Went Big”1
The Living Presidency: An Originalist Argument against Its Ever‐Expanding Powers. By Saikrishna Bangalore Prakash Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2020. 337 pp.1
Emotional labor in decision making: Gender, race, and relational practices in the White House1
Amateur Hour: Presidential Character and the Question of Leadership. By Lara M.BrownNew York, NY: Routledge, 2021. 235 pp.1
National security in presidential time: The politics of the National Security Council0
Who Sponsors the President's Program in the Opposition's House?0
Presidents, Populism, and the Crisis of Democracy. By William G.Howell and Terry M.Moe. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2020. 269 pp.0
Acting(s) without consequence: The (lack of) public costs for vacancies and acting officials0
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Debunking the “Big Lie”: Election Administration in the 2020 Presidential Election0
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A View from Abroad: The Story of John and Abigail Adams in Europe. By Jeanne E. Abrams New York: New York University Press, 2021. 287 pp.0
Presidential Responsiveness to Black Interests From Grant to Biden: The Power of the Vote, the Power of Protest0
Driven to Extremes: Donald Trump's Extraordinary Impact on the 2020 Elections0
Coming to Terms with John F. Kennedy By Stephen F.Knott, Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. 2022. pp. 2800
The Historical Presidency: “Giving government to business”: Dwight Eisenhower and the Federal Highway Act0
Molly Dewson, the women's division, and grassroots presidential campaigning during the New Deal0
Fundraiser in Chief: Presidents and the Politics of Campaign CashBy Brendan J.Doherty, Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas. 2023. pp. 197.0
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Bosom Friends: The Intimate World of James Buchanan and William Rufus King. By Thomas J. Balcerski New York: Oxford University Press, 2019. 350 pp.0
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Is the US Supreme Court a reliable backstop for an overreaching US president? Maybe, but is an overreaching (partisan) court worse?0
The Importance of Position: Agency Discretionary Budgets and PAS Appointments0
The Immigration Rhetoric of Donald Trump0
Presidential “Pitches” and White House Pressure: Interpersonal Presidential Persuasion in a Shared Lawmaking Environment0
One President at a Time? How the President‐Elect Shapes U.S. Foreign Policy during the Transition0
Progressive Presidents, New Empire, and the Enduring Frontier Myth0
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Gender and moral language on the presidential campaign trail0
Presidential attentiveness to international crises0
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Veto rhetoric: A leadership strategy for divided governmentBy SamuelKernell, Thousand Oaks, CA: CQ Press. 2024. pp. 2180
Presidential candidates nobody wants?0
Presidential Strategies in Statements of Administration Policy0
Under Pressure: Centralizing Regulation in Response to Presidential Priorities0
The Problem of Lingering Sentiment: Is Donald Trump Still the Nation's CEO?0
The Primary That Made a President: John F. Kennedy and West Virginia. By RobertRuppKnoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 2020. 234 pp.0
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Status and expertise: A typology of US presidential transition team members0
Eisenhower's Crusaders: District Court Appointments as Civil Rights Policy, 1953–19610
Jimmy Carter's cold war legacy0
Partisanship and public support for presidential norms0
Fighting the last war: Is presidential hindsight 20‐20?0
Racially Conditioned Partisans: Exploring How Racial Attitudes Influence Presidential Approval, Issue Competencies, and Vote Choice0
Jimmy Carter and the Birth of the Marathon Media Campaign. By AmberRoessner. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2020. 334 pp.0
Phantoms of a Beleaguered Republic: The Deep State and the Unitary Executive. By Stephen Skowronek, John A. Dearborn, and Desmond King. New York: Oxford University Press, 2021. 304 pp.0
Stock market reactions to firm visits by presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush through Donald J. Trump0
Career motives of presidential appointees and agency communication across American states0
The Historical Presidency: Rethinking the origins of national security classification0
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Not by the Numbers: Evaluating Trump's Administrative Presidency0
The Complex Reality of Vice Presidential Selection in the Modern Era0
The End of Ambition: The United States and the Third World in the Vietnam Era. By Mark Atwood Lawrence. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2021. 386 pp.0
The Power of a Tweet? Social Media, Presidential Communication, and the Politics of Health0
Legalizing a Political Fight: Congressional Abdication of War Powers in the Bush and Obama Administrations0
Roosevelt and Churchill: The Atlantic Charter, A Risky Meeting at Sea that Saved Democracy. By MichaelKluger and RichardEvansBarnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Pen & Sword Books [Frontline Books], 2020
The Law: Government Transparency and Public Access0
The Black President: Hope and Fury in the Age of ObamaBy Claude A.Clegg, III, Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. 2021. pp. 672.0
Legislative responses to shared executive authority: How the prospects for executive branch coordination affect congressional budgetary authority under separated powers0
A Case of Command: The Emancipation Proclamation as a Last Resort0
Manipulating the Masses: Woodrow Wilson and the Birth of American Propaganda. By John Maxwell Hamilton Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2020. 656 pp.0
The Last Liberal Republican: An Insider's Perspective on Nixon's Surprising Social Policy By John RoyPrice, Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas. 2021. pp. 4000
The First Inauguration: George Washington and the Invention of the Republic. By Stephen HowardBrowneState College, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2020. 229 pp.0
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President Trump and the Shallow State: Disloyalty at the Highest Levels0
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The Politicization Conversation: A Call to Better Define and Measure the Concept0
The Historical Presidency: I like Ike: The origins of broadcast presidential campaign advertising0
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The Public's Premium: George W. Bush's Symbiosis of the Rhetorical Presidency and the Unitary Executive0
President Ford, the ASALH, and the political origins of black history month0
Using Folded Seats‐Votes Curves to Compare Partisan Bias in the 2020 Presidential Election with Partisan Bias in the Five Other Presidential Elections in the 21st Century0
The case for agency: Three dimensions of discretion in presidential agenda construction0
Going for Goals: Presidential Appointments and Agency Goal Change0
The Politicized Enforcement of Laws Criminalizing Executive Branch Conflicts of Interest0
The strongman presidency and the two logics of presidential power0
Ideas of Power: The Politics of American Party Ideology Development. By Verlan Lewis New York: Cambridge University Press, 2019. 202 pp.0
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When Two Become One? Examining Kamala Harris and Joe Biden's Campaign Themes from Primary to General Election0
Enabling POTUS: Mark Meadows as Donald Trump's Last Chief of Staff0
To preserve, release, and litigate: Dimensions of executive branch transparency0
Presidential Patronage and Executive Branch Appointments, 1925–19590
Creating the executive budget process: What was Congress thinking?0
Electing Madam Vice President: When Women Run Women Win. By Nichola D. Gutgold Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2021. 147 pp.0
War power through restraint: The politics of unilateral military action after 19450
The Historical Presidency: Medical deception and the presidency in antebellum America0
Deplorable: The Worst Presidential Campaigns from Jefferson to Trump. By Mary E. Stuckey University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2021. 318 pp.0
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The Trials of Harry S. Truman: The Extraordinary Presidency of an Ordinary Man, 1945–1953. By Jeffrey Frank. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2022. 528 pp.0
Electing presidents: A hidden facet of democratization0
The End of the Rhetorical Presidency? Public Leadership in the Trump Era. By Diane J.HeithNew York, NY: Routledge, 2021. 153 pp.0
The tone of the president's immigration rhetoric0
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Reconsidering Bellwether Locations in U.S. Presidential Elections0
This Crisis Is Different: Weakened Economic Accountability During the COVID‐19 Pandemic0
The Contemporary Presidency: Which presidents win more or less than expected in Congress? A Biden update0
What causes threats directed at the president?0
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Public support for vice presidential reform0
Does President Trump's Outrageous Behavior Work?: Results from Two Randomized‐Controlled Trials0
Lincoln and the American Founding. By Lucas E.Morel. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2020. 162 pp.0
Analyzing arguments in executive veto messages0
Secrets and transparency: The Office of Strategic Information and the first freedom of information law0
Turnover, Loyalty and Competence in the West Wing: The Trump White House in Historical Context0
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Trump, the Administrative Presidency, and Federalism. By Frank J.Thompson, Kenneth K.Wong, and Barry G.RabeWashington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2020. 242 pp.0
Why Jefferson Delivered His First Annual Message in Writing: New Historical Evidence0
President Trump's Clemency Record: Extraordinary or Just Ordinary?0
Waiting for Advice and Consent: Record‐Level Diversity amidst an Exceedingly Slow Confirmation Pace during the First 300 Days of the Biden Administration0
Exceptional Me: How Donald Trump Exploited the Discourse of American Exceptionalism. By JasonGilmore and CharlesRowling. London: I. B. Tauris, 2021. 240 pp.0
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Perception and Mobilization of “Truth”: January 6, 2021, Stop the Steal, and Social Media0
Trump and Us: What He Says and Why People Listen. By Roderick P. Hart. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2020. 264 pp.0
The President and the Supreme Court: Going Public on Judicial Decisions from Washington to Trump. By Paul M. Collins, Jr. and Matthew Eshbaugh‐Soha Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019. 267 pp.0
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Going green or making green? The effects of partisanship and inflation on environmental executive orders, 1945−20200
Carpetbaggers, Confederates, and Richard Nixon: The 1960 Presidential Election, Historical Memory, and the Republican Southern Strategy0
The Historical Presidency: Two Centuries of Presidential Elections0
Do White House Chiefs of Staff “manage up”?0
Energy Crises: Nixon, Ford, Carter and Hard Choices in the 1970s. By Jay Hakes Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2021. 412 pp.0
Managing our SOBs: Washington's response to friendly dictators in trouble0
Tweeter‐in‐chief: Dynamics of Trump's populist campaign against the Fed0
Comparing the impact of Joe Biden and Donald Trump on popular attitudes toward their parties0
To caucus or primary? Why state parties change their presidential nomination contests0
Presidential Strategy amidst the “Broken” Appointments Process0
Presidential hawkishness, domestic popularity, and diplomatic normalization0
Escaping isolation: Harry Truman and the sources of modern presidential authority0
Barack Obama and the Politics of Military Force, 2009–20120
Ideology and the Foreign Policy of Barack Obama: A Liberal‐Realist Approach to International Affairs0
The Historical Presidency: “Something uniquely sinister in U.S. history”: New evidence on the Truman administration's 1951 investigation of the China Lobby0
The problematic but seductive call of prerogative power0
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Keeping tabs on the executive0
Summoned to Glory: The Audacious Life of Abraham Lincoln. By RichardStriner. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2020. 533 pp.0
The administrative politics of unilateral action: Measuring delegation and discretion in the executive branch0
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Tribal coalitions and lobbying outcomes: Evidence from administrative rulemaking0
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The Law: “Beyond the Torture Memos: How the Office of Legal Counsel Matters for Executive Branch Scholarship”0
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Presidential particularism, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), and the Biden administration0
The Republican Evolution: From Governing Party to Antigovernment Party, 1860–2020 By KennethJanda, New York: Columbia University Press. 2022. pp. 3440
“Mrs. Nixon's Goodwill Mission”: The Great Peruvian Earthquake, Rhetorical History, and the Art of Personal Diplomacy0
Changing Their Minds? Donald Trump and Presidential Leadership. By George C. Edwards III. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2021. 376 pp.0
The biggest losers: Legacy, exigence, and apologia in presidential farewell addresses0
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