Stephen J. Wayne is Professor of Government Emeritus at Georgetown University. A Washington-based "insider" for more than 50 years, Wayne is frequently quoted by White House journalists and regularly appears on television and radio news shows. He has written or edited 12 books, published in 31 editions and more than 100 articles, chapters, and reviews that have appeared in professional journals, scholarly compilations, newspapers, and magazines.

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Preface

Acknowledgments

PART I THE PRELIMINARIES

Chapter 1 The 2020 Elections and Their Consequences

Chapter 2 The Transfer of Power

PART II THE FIRST 100 DAYS

Chapter 3 Early Days in the White House

Chapter 4 Contemporary Domestic Politics and Policymaking

Chapter 5 Restructuring Foreign Policy

PART III PRESIDENTIAL-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Chapter 6 The Biden Administration's Legislative Style

Chapter 7 First Year Legislative Achievements, Delays, and Failures

Chapter 8 The Biden White House

Chapter 9 Biden As Chief Executive

Chapter 10 The President and the Legal System

PART IV THE PUBLIC PRESIDENCY

Chapter 11 Biden's Bully Pulpit

Chapter 12 Public Opinion and Presidential Popularity

PART V THE EVOLVING BIDEN PRESIDENCY

Chapter 13 Successes, Failures, and Ongoing Foreign Policy Concerns

Chapter 14 A Restorative Presidency

Appendix: Most Important Problems