Presidential performance in the Progressive Era : leadership style from McKinley to Wilson / Fred I. Greenstein and Dale Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenstein, Fred I., author.

Anderson, Dale, 1953- author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Joseph V. Hughes, Jr. and Holly O. Hughes series on the presidency and leadership

Joseph V. Hughes Jr. and Holly O. Hughes series on the presidency and leadership

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political leadership--United States--Case studies.

Political leadership.

Presidents--United States--History--19th century.

Presidents.

Presidents--United States--History--20th century.

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Progressivism (United States politics).

United States.

Genre:

Biographies

Case studies

History

Biographies.

Physical Description:

131 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2024]

Summary:

"Presidential Performance in the Progressive Era: Leadership Style from McKinley to Wilson continues Fred I. Greenstein's multivolume Presidential Difference Project. It follows Greenstein's matrix for evaluating presidential leadership: (1) public communication; (2) organizational capacity; (3) political skill and the extent to which it is harnessed to a (4) policy vision; (5) cognitive style; and (6) emotional intelligence. Here, these criteria are applied to the leadership styles of the four presidents of the Progressive Era: William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, and Woodrow Wilson. The book begins by outlining Greenstein's matrix to assess presidential leadership style and providing an overview of the profound changes of and political challenges posed by the Progressive Era. Greenstein and coauthor Dale Anderson then examine each of the four presidents, first considering their lives and careers prior to the presidency to suggest influences on their character and leadership style. Next is a review of their performance as chief executive, highlighting key issues and policy decisions, and the discussion concludes with an analysis of their leadership according to the matrix. In the final chapter, the authors compare and contrast the four presidents as to each of the six criteria in the matrix"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Presidential Leadership in a Period of Turbulence and Change

The Breakthrough Presidency of William McKinley

The Assertive Leadership of Theodore Roosevelt

The Indecisive Leadership Style of William Howard Taft

The Driven Leadership of Woodrow Wilson

The Presidential Difference in the Progressive Era

Acknowledgments

Appendix. Background on the Progressive Era Presidents.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Greenstein, Fred I. Presidential performance in the Progressive Era

ISBN:

9781648431678

1648431674

OCLC:

1379265419