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Essay 28 February 2003 Marvin Russell The President and Congress The makeup of the Congress whether united with the president’s party or divided against it, is of minimal importance to the effectiveness and legacy of any administration, regardless of political affiliation. Presidents can lead, with public support, despite a reluctant, recalcitrant, or opposition congress. Similarly, presidents can fail with a unified and supportive congress. ... Only the President can lead or fail to lead. History shows that any paradigm shift in the political course of the United States occurs because of the success or failure of the executive, not the congress. ... • Franklin Roosevelt faced a unified but isolationist congress in 1940, as he had to prepare this country for war with only the 17th largest military power in the world at the time, while simultaneously reshaping the social-economic fabric of the nation. ... ” • After his surprise re-election over Dewey in 1948, Harry Truman faced a divided 80th congress but still managed to enact legislation that later became known as the Truman Doctrine; to support free peoples in resisting subjugation by armed resistance or outside forces (the domino theory), which would guide U. ... • A popular president, Dwight Eisenhower faced a divided congress from 1954 to 1960 and was still able initiate a federal highway construction program; reduce the size of the federal government by 181,000 civilian government employees, saving $300 million dollars a year, and balance the federal budget, something no other president was able to do for another forty years, until Bill Clinton. |
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