President Obama is laying out his legislative priorities for his last few months in office before Congressional leaders, but will he be able to accomplish what he’s seeking to do? An expert on executive power and author of a book explaining lame duck presidencies is available to break it all down.
Daniel P. Franklin, associate professor of political science at Georgia State University, is the author of Pitiful Giants: Presidents in their Final Term, looking at the final terms of past presidents and their legacies.
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In Pitiful Giants, he explores relationships with Congress – or the lack thereof – as well as shuffles within administrations and presidential legacies, and how partisan political wrangling can endanger such legacies.
His book looks at post-World War II presidents who completed two full terms in office, including Eisenhower, Reagan, Clinton and George W. Bush.
Additionally, a revised edition of his 2006 book, Politics and Film: Political Culture and Film in the United States, was published this summer.
It explores popular movies and TV shows as indicators of social and political trends to explore the political culture of the U.S., including American Sniper, House of Cards, Orange Is the New Black, and Twelve Years a Slave.
For more information about Franklin, visit http://politicalscience.gsu.edu/profile/daniel-p-franklin/.
For further assistance in contacting Franklin, contact Jeremy Craig in Georgia State University's Department of Public Relations and Marketing Communications at [email protected] or 404-413-1374.
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