Characteristics of the President and the Agenda?

Characteristics of the President and the Agenda«

President	Agenda Orientation	President's Program	Agenda Consensus	Major Events	Impact on subsequent agenda
Truman	Consolidation	Active	Low	Korean War	Significant
Eisenhower	Consolidation	Permissive	Moderate to Low	Little Rock, U-2, Recession	Limited
Kennedy	Expansion	Active	Low	Civil Rights, Missile Crisis	Significant
Johnson	Expansion	Active	High	Vietnam, Urban Riots	Massive
Nixon	Consolidation	Active	Moderate to Low	Vietnam, China Initiative, Oil Embargo, Watergate	Significant
Ford	Maintenance	Permissive/ Reactive	Low	Nixon Pardon	Limited
Carter	Consultation	Active	Moderate to Low	Camp David, Iran Hostages, Recession	Limited
Reagan	Contraction to Fiscal	Active to Permissive	High to Low	Tax & Budget cuts, Assassination, Iran-Contra	Massive
Bush	Fiscal	Permissive/ Reactive	Low	Persian Gulf, recession	Limited