The Values Of Presidential Leadership

Author : J. Wren
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230609333
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Values of Presidential Leadership written by J. Wren and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-11-12 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributors address aspects of presidential leadership in essays on how presidential values are determined or constructed, how they are condoned and criticized, how they are packaged and conveyed, and how they are interpreted and acted upon. Includes scholars from communication, history, law, philosophy, political science, and psychology

Author : J. Wren
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9781403983954
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Values of Presidential Leadership written by J. Wren and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-12-20 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributors address aspects of presidential leadership in essays on how presidential values are determined or constructed, how they are condoned and criticized, how they are packaged and conveyed, and how they are interpreted and acted upon. Includes scholars from communication, history, law, philosophy, political science, and psychology

Author : Michael J. Korzi
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1623499747
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Presidential Leadership at the Crossroads written by Michael J. Korzi and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Presidential Leadership at the Crossroads: William Howard Taft and the Modern Presidency, Michael J. Korzi examines Taft’s presidency against the backdrop of early twentieth century politics, placing particular emphasis on Taft’s theory of presidential leadership. Though Taft’s legacy is often overshadowed by those of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, his predecessor and successor, respectively, Taft’s model of presidential leadership was complex and nuanced, forged in a time of changing expectations, at the crossroads between traditional and modern views of what the role of a president should be. This focus on Taft’s leadership adds new dimension to our understandings of the Progressive era and presidential leadership in general. Ultimately, Taft’s leadership represented a middle-ground position, one that faced serious challenges from both conservative as well as radical forces, particularly the latter. While embodying some features of the modern presidency, Taft’s model also represented a partial challenge to, and critique of, modern presidential leadership. Korzi reveals that Taft was considerably more modern in his leadership aspirations than previously thought and that his shift to traditionalism, or conservativism, only emerged with the threat of a third Roosevelt term on the horizon. Presidential Leadership at the Crossroads makes an important contribution to our understanding of presidents and their leadership. Taft’s model is particularly relevant today, given the prominence of the modern presidency and its values and expectations. Taft’s moderate, middle-way position provides a foundation for critiquing the excesses of the modern presidency, while offering a vision for strong, if disciplined, presidential leadership.

Author : Ethan M. Fishman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313074186
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book George Washington written by Ethan M. Fishman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2001-09-30 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Through an investigation of the life and career of George Washington, often considered the exemplary moral president, the chapters offer a balanced scholarly contribution to this analysis. Fishman, Pederson, Rozell, and their contributors examine the legacy of Washingtons presidency. Leading political scientists and historians describe and evaluate the impact of Washington's leadership on the institution of the presidency and on those who have since occupied the Oval Office. In the contemporary era of almost endless speculation about the role of character in presidential leadership, an analysis of Washington's character and the model he established is especially germane. The chapters provide diverse interpretations of the value of understanding Washington's leadership and the character of the modern presidency. Some of the scholars conclude that Washington indeed laid the foundation for good character and strong leadership in the presidency. Others take a more critical approach and see Washington, like many of his successors, as a fallible human being who possessed both character strengths and weaknesses. The lasting value of this analysis for political scientists, historians, and other students of the American presidency is that it demonstrates the continued vibrant debate over Washington's authentic legacy to the office.

Author : Jeffrey E. Cohen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107083133
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Presidential Leadership in Public Opinion written by Jeffrey E. Cohen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-06 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at the factors that affect voters' perceptions of the president, presidential approval ratings, attitudes about Congress, and voter trust toward government.

Author : George C. Edwards III
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691154368
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Strategic President written by George C. Edwards III and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-25 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do presidents lead? If presidential power is the power to persuade, why is there a lack of evidence of presidential persuasion? George Edwards, one of the leading scholars of the American presidency, skillfully uses this contradiction as a springboard to examine--and ultimately challenge--the dominant paradigm of presidential leadership. The Strategic President contends that presidents cannot create opportunities for change by persuading others to support their policies. Instead, successful presidents facilitate change by recognizing opportunities and fashioning strategies and tactics to exploit them. Edwards considers three extraordinary presidents--Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan--and shows that despite their considerable rhetorical skills, the public was unresponsive to their appeals for support. To achieve change, these leaders capitalized on existing public opinion. Edwards then explores the prospects for other presidents to do the same to advance their policies. Turning to Congress, he focuses first on the productive legislative periods of FDR, Lyndon Johnson, and Reagan, and finds that these presidents recognized especially favorable conditions for passing their agendas and effectively exploited these circumstances while they lasted. Edwards looks at presidents governing in less auspicious circumstances, and reveals that whatever successes these presidents enjoyed also resulted from the interplay of conditions and the presidents' skills at understanding and exploiting them. The Strategic President revises the common assumptions of presidential scholarship and presents significant lessons for presidents' basic strategies of governance.

Author : Paul David Cook
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1465322639
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Presidential Leadership By Example written by Paul David Cook and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2001-09-28 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Cook- historian and author of Siege at the White House has once again covered literary ground where few writers dare to tip toe, much less tread. In this revealing irreverent accomplishment, he has established a report card by which all of the Presidents have been graded. What makes Presidential Leadership by Example so unique is that each Chief Executive is not so much graded according to their political achievements or failures in the White House, but according to their personal values and perception by others as a proper role model. The following questions are now answered with historical honesty regardless of how popular the President may have been with society. Did they lead by example? Did they practice in their personal lives what they preached in their political life? Who was a real hypocrite? Was their political ambition dangerous not only to themselves, but to their families and nation as well? So, sit back, relax and get ready to meet the Presidents and many First Ladies, as you have never seen them before and held accountable for their personal actions in their first presidential report card on ethics.

Author : Samuel Kernell
Publisher : CQ Press
ISBN 13 : 1483366294
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Going Public written by Samuel Kernell and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2006-10-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presidents are uniquely positioned to promote themselves and their polices directly to the public. Using sympathetic crowds as a backdrop, a president can rally public opinion to his side, along the way delivering a subtle yet unmistakable message to his intended audience in Congress. Samuel Kernell shows how “going public” remains a potent weapon in the president’s arsenal, both for advancing his own agenda and blocking initiatives from his political adversaries in Congress. In his highly anticipated fourth edition, Kernell delivers thorough analysis and detailed background on how this strategy continues to evolve given the intense polarization of Congress and the electorate as well as changes in communications technology. He considers the implications of both factors—especially in combination—on the future of presidential leadership and weighs the lessons of 9/11 on “going public” in foreign affairs.

Author : George R. Goethals
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781317601883
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Presidential Leadership and African Americans written by George R. Goethals and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presidential Leadership and African Americans examines the leadership styles of eight American presidents and shows how the decisions made by each affected the lives and opportunities of the nation's black citizens. Beginning with George Washington and concluding with the landmark election of Barack Obama, Goethals traces the evolving attitudes and morality that influenced the actions of each president on matters of race, and shows how their personal backgrounds as well as their individual historical, economic, and cultural contexts combined to shape their values, judgments, and decisions, and.

Author : Michael Patrick Cullinane
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135079102
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Perspectives on Presidential Leadership written by Michael Patrick Cullinane and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-18 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2011 Barack Obama invited ten distinguished biographers to the White House to ask them one question: which past American president should I emulate? This was not the first time Obama asked scholars this, but the answer he received would differ as presidential legacies waxed and waned. In 2008 Obama chose Lincoln; in 2009, Reagan; and in 2010, Theodore Roosevelt. Perspectives on Presidential Leadership is an examination of presidential legacy, and in particular an analysis of the first ever UK ranking of American presidents which took place in 2011. In thirteen chapters, thirteen individual presidential administrations are assessed. Some presidents have been considered a success, others a failure; both types are featured in these thirteen case studies in a measured attempt to understand how the perception of presidential leadership evolves, shifts, and contorts across three centuries of American politics. The case studies also derive from the expertise of the collected British, Irish and Canadian authors, all of whom are leading scholars in their fields, and many of which took part in the 2011 survey. At a time when understanding presidential legacy is in high demand, this book offers a unique international perspective. Through extended commentary and inter-disciplinary study of the UK perspective it provides groundbreaking research.