Political cycles and the president's agenda
Lame ducks and unilateralism
Jimmy Carter's unfinished agenda
Ronald Reagan: policy retrenchment in a friendly takeover
George H.W. Bush: twilight time for the deregulation revolution
Bill Clinton's last campaign
Bush, Cheney, and midnight deregulation
Conclusion: digging in and running out the clock
Appendix: Economically significant fourth-quarter rules.