The Presidential Difference
eBook - ePub

The Presidential Difference

Leadership Style from FDR to Barack Obama - Third Edition

  1. 344 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Presidential Difference

Leadership Style from FDR to Barack Obama - Third Edition

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. 1. The Presidential Difference
  7. 2. The Virtuosic Leadership of Franklin D. Roosevelt
  8. 3. The Uneven Leadership of Harry S. Truman
  9. 4. The Unexpected Eisenhower
  10. 5. Coming to Terms with Kennedy
  11. 6. Lyndon B. Johnson and the Primacy of Politics
  12. 7. The Paradox of Richard Nixon
  13. 8. The Instructive Presidency of Gerald Ford
  14. 9. Jimmy Carter and the Politics of Rectitude
  15. 10. Ronald Reagan: The Innocent as Agent of Change
  16. 11. The Highly Tactical Leadership of George H. W. Bush
  17. 12. The Undisciplined Bill Clinton
  18. 13. George W. Bush and the Politics of Agenda Control
  19. 14. The Presidential Breakthrough of Barack Obama
  20. 15. Lessons from the Modern Presidency
  21. Appendix: Background on the Modern Presidency
  22. Notes
  23. Further Reading
  24. Acknowledgments
  25. Index