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Life After the White House: The Public Post-Presidency and the Development of Presidential Legacies
Lori Cox Han and Matthew J. Krov
"This chapter considers two distinct yet related issues: First, we examine the role that continuing press coverage of a former president plays in the development of a presidential legacy; and second, we consider the impact of Clinton’s lingering presence in the news media in the first year after he left office and how that has shaped the early phase of his legacy. While the historical rankings and public approval ratings of former presidents can and do shift—sometimes dramatically—in the years after leaving office, news coverage during the first year can be important in setting a tone as to how the president will be viewed and the public role that he will assume, as well as what news organizations view as significant from his time in office. A recent study on press coverage of former presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush suggests that the amount of post-White House coverage decreases after the first year out of office; once both the press and the public are satisfied in knowing how the former president is adjusting to his new responsibilities, then he is no longer viewed as tremendously newsworthy. Therefore, the first year of coverage is important if the former president hopes to create positive coverage through his public activities by working 'toward the goals in which he believes in the hopes of drawing both media and public attention . . . [since] an ex-president with a rigorous agenda is bound to capture more media attention than one with a less rigorous postpresidential schedule.'"
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Ernst Röhm
Gordon Babst
This section focuses on Ernst Röhm, was both an avid supporter of the national socialist movement in Germany and a homosexual.
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Evelyn Hooker
Gordon Babst
This section focuses on American psychologist Evelyn Hooker and her pioneering studies on male homosexuality in the 1950s and 1960s. These studies challenged the "sickness" model of homosexuality then prevalent, and helped pave the way for the modern gay rights movement.
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Hate Crimes
Gordon Babst
This section looks closely at the hate crimes committed against the LGBT community.
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Libertarians
Gordon Babst
This section looks at the the views of homosexuality in the libertarian party.
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Natural Law
Gordon Babst
This section looks at the definition of natural law in regards to homosexuality.
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The Federal Marriage Amendment Threatens the Foundations of the U. S. Constitution
Gordon Babst
This section focuses on the changing of the Constitution in regards to gay marriage.
Below you may find selected research books and book chapters from Political Science faculty in the Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
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