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Presidential privilege and the Freedom of Information Act / Kevin M. Baron

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Baron, Kevin M., 1976-
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Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2019]
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xx, 210 pages : illustration ; 24 cm.

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Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- The information is free, if you can get it -- The continuing legislative development cycle -- Political change and issue evolution through social learning -- Measurement and empirical support for the model -- 2.Truman and the shift to a Cold War Paradigm mindset -- The institutionalization of the Cold War and the Truman Doctrine -- Executive orders, loyalty oaths, and subversive activities -- When anti-communist hysteria goes too far: A turning point -- Conclusion -- 3.Eisenhower's executive privilege and the public interest -- Executive orders, the Office of Strategic Information, and John Moss -- Presidential power and congressional reprisal -- 4.Kennedy and the Democratic political considerations of compromise -- Democratic infighting: Directives, orders, and a clarification on executive privilege -- Conclusion -- 5.LBJ and the politics of passing FOIA -- Executive privilege, coalition building, and committee jurisdictions -- The FOIA endgame: How Congress sought to check the President -- Conclusion -- 6.Nixon and the resurgence of executive privilege -- Nixon, Moss, and the renewed politics of executive privilege -- Revisions, recreations, and resurgence of privilege while amending FOIA -- Watergate, the Supreme Court, and amending FOIA -- Conclusion -- 7.Ford and veto bargaining over amending FOIA -- Veto bargaining and congressional blowback -- Conclusion -- 8.Conclusion: The future of FOIA and executive privilege -- FOIA going forward and contemporary questions.
Summary
Tells the story behind the development of the Freedom of Information Act and explores its legacy today The Freedom of Information Act, developed at the height of the Cold War, highlighted the power struggles between Congress and the president in that tumultuous era. By drawing on previously unseen primary source material and exhaustive archival research, this book reveals the largely untold and fascinating narrative of the development of the FOIA, and demonstrates how this single policy issue transformed presidential behaviour. The author explores the policy's lasting influence on the politics surrounding contemporary debates on government secrecy, public records and the public's 'right to know', and examines the modern development and use of 'executive privilege'.
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1474442447 hardback
9781474442442 hardback
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-207) and index.
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