Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Dilemma of Secrecy and Democratic Accountability
1. The Arguments against Executive Privilege
2. The Arguments in Favor of Executive Privilege
3. Undermining a Constitutional Doctrine: Richard Nixon and the Abuse of Executive Privilege
4. The Post-Watergate Years I: The “Open” Presidencies of Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter
5. The Post-Watergate Years II: Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and the Era of Divided Government
6. Beyond the Watergate Taint I: Bill Clinton and the Effort to Restore Executive Privilege
7. Beyond the Watergate Taint II: George W. Bush and the Growing Discord over Executive Privilege
8. Barack Obama, Donald J. Trump, and the Era of Intensified Polarization and Investigations
Conclusion: Resolving the Dilemma
Notes
Index
