It always takes awhile to evaluate any presidency, so while we start to think about the pros and cons of the Obama Presidency, we might wish to do so in comparison to previous presidencies. Obviously the most recent one is George W. Bush's.
Days of Fire is a thick comprehensive look at Bush's tenure in office - one that focuses primarily on the relationship between Bush and his vice president. Dick Cheney is generally regarded as having been the most powerful VP in American history, but it seems to be a close call about whether that's a good or bad thing.
Obviously you will want to look at the sections on the executive branch - especially those related to commander in chief powers - but other parts of the class apply to the subject matter here and can provide a potentially good topic for your paper.
These blog tags might be useful also. Note that I started this blog in 2007, so I don't have as much on the Bush White House as I do the Obama White House. I might dig around for more though - you do the same.
Start thinking about a topic.
- Bush Administration.
- commander in chief.
- Defense Department.
- Dick Cheney.
- executive power.
- foreign policy.
- George W Bush.
- National Security Council.
- presidential powers.
- torture.
- war on terror.
- war powers.