Wildavsky's "Two Presidencies"

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The paper explains that when Aaron Wildavsky refers to the "Two Presidencies", he is concerned with the precarious balance that must be established by all chief executives between responsibilities to the domestic population and to the world front. The paper looks at how Wildavsky's "Two Presidencies" touches upon the varying issues of war, taxation and especially budgetary discretion in identifying these two sides of the president.

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"When Aaron Wildavsky refers to the Two Presidencies, his text is concerned with the precarious balance which must be established by all chief executives in navigating the space between responsibilities to the domestic population and an interest in stewarding America's role on the world state. This is to state that the domestic and international priorities which both fall under the purview of the president are often of distinctly different outlooks and will demand distinctly different approaches. Sometimes, weighing in on this balance will come a direct political cost or a direct policy cost. It is the job of the president to serve as the face to the American government on both sides of this coin."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Wildavsky, A. (1966). The Two Presidencies. Society.

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