Presidential Power Meets the Art of the Deal: Applying Neustadt to the Trump Presidency (The Evolving American Presidency)

This work attempts to understand the chaotic and enigmatic presidency of Donald Trump through Neustadt's iconic work on presidential power and bargaining. Neustadt's model explains much of Trump's difficulties in office, but not his relative success. It argues he defies expectation due to new political realities such as party polarization, a transformed media, and the administrative presidency. Todd M. Schaefer is Professor of Political Science, Central Washington University, USA Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Introduction: Trump’s Presidency; Neustadt’s Model (Todd M. Schaefer)....Pages 1-10 The Trump Record so Far: Are We Tired of Winning Yet? (Todd M. Schaefer)....Pages 11-22 Making Sense of the Trump Presidency Through Neustadt’s Presidential Power (Todd M. Schaefer)....Pages 23-39 Three Cases of Catastrophe (Todd M. Schaefer)....Pages 41-55 “No Place for Amateurs”: Trump as Decider and Administrator-in-Chief (Todd M. Schaefer)....Pages 57-77 Surviving at the Top?: Trump’s Buoyancy and Perseverance in Defiance of Neustadt’s Model (Todd M. Schaefer)....Pages 79-88 Trumping Neustadt?: An Altered Political Environment Helps No. 45 (Todd M. Schaefer)....Pages 89-108 Conclusion: What Trump’s Presidency Teaches Us About Presidential Power (and Presidential Power) (Todd M. Schaefer)....Pages 109-119 Back Matter ....Pages 121-141