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An authority on the American presidency, the president's Cabinet, and organizational decision structures for presidential policy making, Warshaw is a frequent speaker on National Public Radio and commentator on network radio and television on presidential leadership and related topics, including a CNN program on the role of the First Lady. Her books include Powersharing: White House-Cabinet Relations in the Modern Presidency, The Eisenhower Legacy: Re-examining the Eisenhower Presidency, and The Domestic Presidency. She has been a consultant to the White House under three administrations and a consultant to the Public Broadcasting System. She has also been involved with presidential debates and serves on the National Advisory Council for the Center for the Study of the Presidency.

Before joining the Gettysburg College faculty, Warshaw worked in Pennsylvania state government, including the Governor's office during two different administrations. She has been awarded research grants for work conducted in the Presidential Archives of Nixon, Ford, Carter and Reagan. She serves on the National Board of the Presidency Research Section of the American Political Science Association. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania, a master's degree from Wharton School of Business, and a doctorate from Johns Hopkins University.