Historical Trends in Questioning Presidents, 1953-2000

Presidential Studies Quarterly

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 561-583

  Clayman, Steven E ^a   Elliott, Marc N ^b   Heritage, John ^a   Mcdonald, Laurie L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 85050836908     PISSN: 03604918     EISSN: 17415705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-5705.2006.02568.x     Document Type: Article

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