Bulletin n. 1/2012 | ||
June 2012 | ||
Wayne Stephen J. |
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The Eisenhower Administration: Bridge to the Institutionalized Legislative Presidency | ||
in Congress & the Presidency , Volume 39, Issue 2, June , 2012 , 199-209 | ||
Eisenhower's contributions to the modern presidency are primarily institutional and to some extent, stylistic: his reliance on the professionalism of civil servants in the Bureau of the Budget, his continuation of the annual programming process as well as the procedures for coordinating the executive branch's legislative role, his creation of a White House office to represent him on Capitol Hill, and his respect for Congress as a legislative body. What Eisenhower did not do is equally significant: he did not reject the model of an activist presidency, reverse the New and Fair Deal policies of his Democratic predecessors, or pursue his centrist agenda in a blatantly partisan manner. The Eisenhower experience demonstrates that incivility, inhumanity, and inanity are not inevitable consequences of divided government. | ||