GDP and productivity-presidential focus on economic production -- Inflation and interest rates-incentives and disincentives for economic production -- Savings and investment-laying the foundation for economic growth -- Growth of the stock market-the value of private companies -- Employment and poverty line-the "other" bottom lines of economic policy -- Exports and the international trade balance-America's global competitiveness -- Federal budget growth and share of the economy-maintaining a public/private balance -- Federal budget deficits and the national debt-presidential fiscal responsibility -- Federal taxation-raising revenue effectively for the public -- Economic performance rankings from Harry Truman to Barack Obama.