Editor's Foreword Jon Woronoff
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Chronology
Introduction
THE DICTIONARY
Appendixes
1.Election History and Presidential Administrations
2.Presidential Approval Data, Truman-Obama
3.Presidential Rankings, Washington - Obama
4.Presidential Vetoes, Washington - Obama
5.Presidential Success in Congress and Legislative Position-Taking, Eisenhower - Obama
6.Presidential Party Margins in Congress, 1953-2012
7.Presidential Nominations to the Supreme Court, 1789-2010
8.Judgeship Appointments by Presidents, 1933-2012
9.Cabinet Departments and Year Established
10.Executive Office of the President (as of December 2012)
11.Number of Employees in the Executive Office of President, 1953-2012
12.White House Chiefs of Staff (Truman-Obama)
13.List of White House Press Secretaries (Truman-Obama)
14.List of Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
15.Executive Orders, Washington-Obama (First Term)
16.Signing Statements: Annual Average by President, Truman-Obama (First Term)
17.Major Speeches by Presidents, Truman-Obama (First Term)
18.Annual Presidential Press Conferences, Coolidge-Obama (First Term)
19.Percent Turnout in Proportion to Voting Age Population, Presidential Elections, 1828-2012
20.Coattails: Presidential Seat Gains/Loss in the House and Senate, Presidential Election Years, 1932-2012
21.Mid-Term Elections: Seat Gain/Loss for the President's Party in the House and Senate, 1934-2010
22.Economic Data by Presidency,1953-2012 (Unemployment Rate, Inflation, Outlays, Surplus/Deficitt)
23.Instances Reported Under the War Powers Resolution, 1975-2009
Bibliography
About the Author

The Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Presidency contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on the development of the institution of the presidency, and details the personaliti...

Richard S. Conley is associate professor of Political Science at the University of Florida. He is the author of Historical Dictionary of the George W. Bush Era (Scarecrow, 2009).