White House Politics and the Environment: Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush

Contents

Table of Contents Table and Figure vi Preface vii introduction The Modern Presidency and the Environment 1 part one: presidents having a positive impact on the environment chapter 1 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman 29 chapter 2 John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson 46 chapter 3 Richard Nixon 66 chapter 4 Jimmy Carter 84 chapter 5 Bill Clinton 101 part two: presidents having a mixed impact on the environment chapter 6 Dwight D. Eisenhower 123 chapter 7 Gerald Ford 139 chapter 8 George H. W. Bush 155 part three: presidents having a negative impact on the environment chapter 9 Ronald Reagan 173 chapter 10 George W. Bush 189 conclusion Comparing the Modern Presidents’ Environmental Policies 210 Notes 241 Index 291 ...