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George Washington, foundation of presidential leadership and character / edited by Ethan Fishman, William D. Pederson, and Mark J. Rozell.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Washington, George, 1732-1799.
- Washington, George.
- Washington, George, 1732-1799--Ethics.
- Presidents--United States--Biography.
- Presidents.
- Political leadership--United States--Case studies.
- Political leadership.
- Character--Case studies.
- Character.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (235 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- George Washington
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- There have been many serious abuses of presidential power in recent decades, including Watergate, the Iran-Contra scandal, and the Lewinsky affair, subsequently Americans have demonstrated renewed interest in discussing the relationship between character and political leadership.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; PART I EVALUATING WASHINGTON'S LEADERSHIP AND CHARACTER; 1 The President as Moral Leader: George Washington in Contemporary Perspective; 2 The Command of Its Own Fortunes: Reconsidering Washington's Farewell Address; 3 Washington as Cincinnatus: A Model of Leadership; 4 George Washington: Can Aristotle Recapture What His Countrymen Have Forgotten?; 5 Duty, Honor, Country: Parallels in the Leadership of George Washington and Dwight David Eisenhower; 6 The Foreign Policy of Republicanism: A Free Society in an Unfree World
- 7 Washington's Leadership: Prudence and the American Presidency 8 America's Presidential Triumvirate: Quantitative Measures of Character; PART II THE ORIGINS OF WASHINGTON'S LEADERSHIP AND CHARACTER; 9 The Young Washington: An Interpretive Essay; 10 The Nature and Development of George Washington's Statesmanship: 1753- 1783; 11 Washington and the Specter of Cromwell; 12 "A Compleat Gentleman": Congress's "Partiallity" for George Washington in 1775; 13 George Washington, Popular Sovereignty, and the Legitimacy of Revolution; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Editors and Contributors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-232) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-313-07418-6
- OCLC:
- 929145016
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