The presidential difference : leadership style from FDR to Barack Obama / Fred I. Greenstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenstein, Fred I., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political leadership--United States--History.

Political leadership.

Personality and politics--United States--History.

Personality and politics.

Presidents--United States--History.

Presidents.

United States--Politics and government.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2012]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Fred I. Greenstein has long been one of our keenest observers of the modern presidency. In The Presidential Difference, he provides a fascinating and instructive account of the presidential qualities that have served well and poorly in the Oval Office, beginning with Franklin D. Roosevelt's first hundred days. He surveys each president's political skill, vision, cognitive style, organizational capacity, ability to communicate, and emotional intelligence--and argues that the last is the most important in predicting presidential success. Throughout, Greenstein offers a series of bottom-line judgments on each of his thirteen subjects as well as an overarching theory of why presidents succeed or fail. In this new edition, Greenstein assesses President George W. Bush in the wake of his two terms. The book also includes a new chapter on the leadership style of President Obama and how we can expect it to affect his presidency and legacy.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

1. The Presidential Difference

2. The Virtuosic Leadership of Franklin D. Roosevelt

3. The Uneven Leadership of Harry S. Truman

4. The Unexpected Eisenhower

5. Coming to Terms with Kennedy

6. Lyndon B. Johnson and the Primacy of Politics

7. The Paradox of Richard Nixon

8. The Instructive Presidency of Gerald Ford

9. Jimmy Carter and the Politics of Rectitude

10. Ronald Reagan: The Innocent as Agent of Change

11. The Highly Tactical Leadership of George H. W. Bush

12. The Undisciplined Bill Clinton

13. George W. Bush and the Politics of Agenda Control

14. The Presidential Breakthrough of Barack Obama

15. Lessons from the Modern Presidency

Appendix: Background on the Modern Presidency

Notes

Further Reading

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-313) and index.

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ISBN:

9781400833696

1400833698

OCLC:

1132663661