01471nam a22001577a 4500 120618t xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 0262191334 JK516.S67 Sorensen, Theodore C. Watchmen in the night: presidential accountability after watergate. / Theodore C. Sorensen London: MIIT Press, 1969. xv, 178 p.: 20cm. Contents: The Part as Prologue: Was watergate a deterrent? -- Was Nixon an aberrant? -- The Illusion of Omnipotence: The Facade of unlimited presidential power -- Inherent limitations -- Institutional limitations -- The Department and career service -- The Press -- Congress -- The Courts -- The Myth of the strong Nixon presidency -- The Legacy of the weak Nixon presidency -- The Effect of the Nixon ouster -- The Danger of an impotent presidency -- Proposed structural changes -- The Sinews of Accountability : Making the president more accountable to congress confirming the cabinet -- Pruning white house staff function -- Securing information -- Overseeing surveillence -- Withdrawing emergency powers -- Making the president more accountable to the courts -- The President of justice in court -- Making the president more accountable to the people -- The Mystique of the president -- The Media and the president -- The Marketing of the president -- The Measuring of the president -- Sources and notes James MacGregor Burns lcc BK 1394 8894 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-1 WIUC-1 GEN 2012-06-18 0 JK516.S67 3847/12 2012-06-18 00:00:00 1 2012-06-18 BK