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Congress and the President by Louis W. Koenig (Chicago: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1965). A brief analysis of the process of policy formulation and the relative roles of Congress and the President.Google Scholar

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In Congress Assembled by Daniel M. Berman (New York City: The Macmillan Company, 1964).Google Scholar