George bush's vicar of the west wing: John sununu as white house chief of staff

Congress and the Presidency

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-59

  Cohen, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1080/07343469709507824     Document Type: Article

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