Research Catalog

Title

Your past and the press! controversial presidential appointments : a study focusing on the impact of interest groups and media activity on the appointment process / Joseph Michael Green.

Author

Green, Joseph Michael

Publication

Dallas : University Press of America, c2004.

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Details

Description

x, 167 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

"Through exploring the public depiction of Judge Robert Bork and Professor Lani Guinier, Your Past and the Press! elucidates how interest groups and the media influence the confirmation process for top-level government appointees. Illuminating the sequence of events characterized by the derailment of Bork and Guinier, author Joseph Michael Green details the activities surrounding the entire nomination process, from the announcement of a nominee to his/her ultimate defeat." "Until recently, the vast majority of studies performed on the appointment process focused solely on the roles of the United States Senate and the nominee during conformation hearings. This research fills the gap in political science literature that focuses on the impact of interest groups and media activity upon presidential decision making."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Bork, Robert H
• Guinier, Lani
• Press > Influence
• United States > Officials and employees > Selection and appointment

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-166).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction : Statement of the problem ; Theoretical framework ; Hypotheses and research questions ; Methodology, procedures, and techniques ; Significance of research -- Literature review -- Presidents Ronald Reagan and William Clinton: biographical overview and political ideology : Ronald Reagan, the early years ; Ronald Reagan, political ideology ; William Clinton, the early years ; William Clinton, political ideology -- Selection of nominees by Presidents Reagan and Clinton : Ronald Reagan's political stance ; Ronald Reagan's nominees ; William Clinton's political stance ; William Clinton's nominees -- Odyssey of Bork and Guinier: from nomination to defeat : Robert Bork ; Lani Guinier -- The role of Congress in the nomination confirmation process : The role of the Senate ; The interaction between the Senate and the President ; The Senate Judiciary Committee -- Interest group activity : Impact of interest groups on Bork's nomination ; Judge Bork's legal writings ; Impact of the media on Bork's nomination -- Media activity : Impact of the media on Guinier's nomination ; Professor Guinier's writings -- Summary.

ISBN

• 0761828028
• 9780761828020

LCCN

^^2003117058

OCLC

• 55646705
• SCSB-10127129

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library