The Virginia Papers on the Presidency Author:University Press of America An investigation of the many sides of presidential leadership: the role as chief executive and the nation's political leader, as head of his own party, and as leader of a free people in world affairs. Table of Contents: "Preface, Kenneth W. Thompson, Director, White Burkett Miller Center; "Introduction," Kenneth W. Thompson; The President and Po... more »litical Leadership," former President Gerald R. Ford; "The President and Congress," former President Gerald R. Ford; "The President and the Cabinet," Clifford M. Hardin, former Secretary of Agriculture in the Nixon Administration; "The President and Policymaking: The Middle East," Najeeb E. Halaby, FAA Administrator; "The President and Communications: The Media and the Political Process," Sander Vanocur, ABC diplomatic correspondent; "Concluding Observations," Kenneth W. Thompson. Co-published with the Miller Center of Public Affairs.« less