The Eisenhower Administration: Bridge to the Institutionalized Legislative Presidency

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 exe...

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Published in:Congress & the presidency 2012-05, Vol.39 (2), p.199-209
Main Author: Wayne, Stephen J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Budgets
Bureaucracy
Civil Service
Divided Government
Domestic service
Domestics
Eisenhower, Dwight David (1890-1969)
Institutionalization
Legislative Bodies
Legislatures
Management
Norms
Partisanship
Presidency
Presidents
Professionalism
Public policy
Separation of powers
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0734-3469
1944-1053
DOI:10.1080/07343469.2012.679531