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A call to greatness : challenging our next president / David M. Abshire.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Abshire, David M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Presidents--United States.
- Presidents.
- United States.
- Political leadership--United States.
- Political leadership.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 200 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers : Distributed by National Book Network, [2008]
- Summary:
- A Call to Greatness examines how our next President can learn from the successes and failures of past Presidents to be an effective leader during a time of tremendous challenges at home and abroad.
- Contents:
- 1 The Gathering Storm 3
- 2 Elements of Presidential Leadership 13
- 3 Presidential Portraits 17
- 4 Lessons for the Next President 95
- 5 Six Elements of a National Strategy 103
- 6 Responding Decisively to a Crisis 113
- 7 Setting Priorities 119
- 8 Mobilizing Resources 125
- 9 Maintaining Political Unity and Shrewd Timing 143
- 10 Communicating an Understandable Public Strategy 149
- 11 Offering a Vision beyond War 161
- Conclusion: From Peril to Promise 171
- About the Center for the Study of the Presidency 179.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-192) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780742562455
- 074256245X
- OCLC:
- 174040251
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