ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the principal findings of this book and discusses their implications for governance. Findings can be organized into those that fit pre-established patterns of White House development and thereby confirm some of what we may already think about presidential campaigns, and those that raise important questions about the ability of presidents to truly fulfill their role as president while acting as a candidate campaigning for reelection. In addition, the role of president as candidate elicits a discussion of reform, namely, the single six-year term. If the reelection campaign distracts the president from the business of governing, what can be done?
