An accessible and comprehensive main text for courses on the presidency, this text argues that to be a successful presidential leader one must effectively manage the enormous institutional and personal resources - the "keys to power."

Shirley Anne Warshaw is Professor of Political Science at Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and holds an endowed chair, the Harold G. Evans Chair of Eisenhower Leadership Studies. She received her Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University, MGA from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce of the University of Pennsylvania, and B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining the Gettysburg College faculty, Dr. Warshaw worked in Pennsylvania state government and served in the Governor's Office under two governors.

1. Powers and Prerequisites of the Presidency. 2. Presidential Campaigns and Elections. 3. The President and Congress. 4. The President and the Supreme Court. 5. The President and Public Opinion. 6. The Vice President. 7. The Presidents Cabinet. 8. The White House Staff. 9. The Executive Office of the President. 10. The President and the Bureaucracy. Bibliography.