Predicting the outcomes of presidential commissions: evidence from the Johnson and Nixon years. (US presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon): An article from: Presidential Studies Quarterly
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From the author: "Predicting the Outcomes of Presidential Commissions: Evidence from the Johnson and Nixon Years." Daniel A. Smith, Kevin M. Leyden, and Stephen A. Borrelli examine how periodically, and for various reasons, presidents have used commissions to aid analysis and implementation of preferred policies. Smith, Leyden, and Borrelli explore whether or not there is a pattern to the political success of presidential commissions. They contend that a relatively high level of presidential interest in the subject addressed by the commission is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for the implementation of its findings or proposals. A second predictor of success is a high reliance on executive agency input rather than information obtained from outside. Using Wolanin's data gleaned from all presidential commissions during the Nixon and Johnson administrations, they test these hypotheses and further distinguish between political commissions and advisory commissions. Both political and advisory commissions deal with subjects of high interest to the president, as opposed to the responsibilities of other types of commissions. Political commissions tend to use inside information, while advisory commissions rely more heavily on exogenous input. They conclude that the failure of the Hillary Rodham Clinton Task Force on Health Care to have its suggestions implemented was predictable. While concerned with a topic of high interest to Clinton, the commission appeared more advisory than political and relied heavily on outsiders.
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Title: Predicting the outcomes of presidential commissions: evidence from the Johnson and Nixon years. (US presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon)
Author: Daniel A. Smith
Publication:Presidential Studies Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1998
Publisher: Center for the Study of the Presidency
Volume: v28 Issue: n2 Page: p269(17)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
From the author: "Predicting the Outcomes of Presidential Commissions: Evidence from the Johnson and Nixon Years." Daniel A. Smith, Kevin M. Leyden, and Stephen A. Borrelli examine how periodically, and for various reasons, presidents have used commissions to aid analysis and implementation of preferred policies. Smith, Leyden, and Borrelli explore whether or not there is a pattern to the political success of presidential commissions. They contend that a relatively high level of presidential interest in the subject addressed by the commission is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for the implementation of its findings or proposals. A second predictor of success is a high reliance on executive agency input rather than information obtained from outside. Using Wolanin's data gleaned from all presidential commissions during the Nixon and Johnson administrations, they test these hypotheses and further distinguish between political commissions and advisory commissions. Both political and advisory commissions deal with subjects of high interest to the president, as opposed to the responsibilities of other types of commissions. Political commissions tend to use inside information, while advisory commissions rely more heavily on exogenous input. They conclude that the failure of the Hillary Rodham Clinton Task Force on Health Care to have its suggestions implemented was predictable. While concerned with a topic of high interest to Clinton, the commission appeared more advisory than political and relied heavily on outsiders.
Citation Details
Title: Predicting the outcomes of presidential commissions: evidence from the Johnson and Nixon years. (US presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon)
Author: Daniel A. Smith
Publication:Presidential Studies Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1998
Publisher: Center for the Study of the Presidency
Volume: v28 Issue: n2 Page: p269(17)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
