FDR to Clinton, Mueller to ?: A Field Essay on Presidential Approval

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 501-512

  Gronke, Paul ^a   Newman, Brian ^b  

^a REED COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0742304007     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106591290305600411     Document Type: Review

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