Institutionalizing Congress and the presidency : the U.S. Bureau of Efficiency, 1916-1933 / Mordecai Lee.

Author/creator Lee, Mordecai, 1948-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoCollege Station : Texas A&M University Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxii, 241 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

SeriesJoseph V. Hughes, Jr. and Holly O. Hughes series on the presidency and leadership
Joseph V. Hughes, Jr., and Holly O. Hughes series in the presidency and leadership studies. ^A683103
Contents Why study the Bureau of Efficiency? -- Origins -- Inventing a central staff agency : congress proposes, the president disposes -- An administrative sketch of the bureau -- A staff agency at work -- A presidential staff agency -- A congressional staff agency -- Terminating the bureau : congress proposes, the president disposes -- Assessing the first federal staff agency.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [217]-230) and index.
LCCN 2006005041
ISBN1585445487 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781585445486

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks JK691 .L44 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold