Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-198) and index.

Introduction: The Dilemma of Secrecy and Democratic Accountability -- The Arguments against Executive Privilege -- The Arguments in Favor of Executive Privilege -- Undermining a Constitutional Doctrine: Richard Nixon and the Abuse of Executive Privilege -- The Post-Watergate Years I: The "Open" Presidencies of Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter -- The Post-Watergate Years II: Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and the Era of Divided Government -- Beyond the Watergate Taint: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and the Effort to Restore Executive Privilege -- Conclusion: Resolving the Dilemma.

Mark Rozell's Executive Privilege has provided for the past decade an in-depth review of the historical exercise of executive privilege and an analysis of the proper scope and limits of presidential power. Now Rozell has updated this important work to cover two new presidents, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, and show how both have revived the national debate over executive privilege.