This work makes a major contribution to our understanding of America’s most powerful constitutional office. Leading political scientists and historians assess the development of the presidency and its role in today’s political landscape. The questions addressed in this volume include: how has the doctrine of separation of powers evolved? how have presidential campaigns and presidential oratory influenced the constitutional character of the institution? how does scandal-driven press coverage of the post-Vietnam and post-Watergate presidency compare with the partisan press of the early republic?