Presidential relations with Congress

The presidential-congressional relationship is the most important and vivid of all the inter-branch relationships.

It defines presidential activities, priorities, and successes.

No president, from Eisenhower to Nixon to Reagan, has been able to ignore or denigrate that relationship.

This book provides a succinct analysis of contemporary presidential-congressional relations in the post-World War II era.

Richard S. Conley underscores what scholars have learned about presidents' interactions with Congress over time, the factors that account for success, and the methodologies that can measure success.