In the run-up to the 2020 presidential elections, the question of presidential character has never been more urgent. Covering US presidents from Taft to H. W. Bush, and with a new foreword bringing in Trump, this book uses research-based political psychology, history, and biography to project the performance of candidates as president.
In the run-up to the 2020 presidential elections, the question of presidential character has never been more urgent. Covering US presidents from Taft to H. W. Bush, and with a new foreword bringing in Trump, this book uses research-based political psychology, history, and biography to project the performance of candidates as president.
James David Barber was a Duke University political scientist and provocateur best known for exploring the psychology of Oval Office aspirants and occupants. He spent years as a consultant to "NBC Nightly News" and as a board member of the Poynter Institute, a center for the study of journalism and media ethics in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Inhaltsangabe
1. PRESIDENTIAL CHARACTER AND HOW TO FORESEE IT 2. THREE TRAGIC TALES 3. THE ACTIVE-NEGATIVE PRESIDENTS 4. THE ORIGINS OF PRESIDENTIAL COMPULSION 5. RICHARD NIXON: CONSTRUCTION AND DESTRUCTION 6. THE PASSIVE-NEGATIVE PRESIDENTS 7. THE PASSIVE-POSITIVE PRESIDENTS 8. REAGAN'S RISE AND RULE 9. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT AND ACTIVE-POSITIVE AFFECTION 10. HARRY S TRUMAN AND ACTIVE-POSITIVE COMBAT 11. JOHN F. KENNEDY AND ACTIVE-POSITIVE COMMITMENT 12. THE CRUCIAL FORD TRANSITION 13. JIMMY CARTER: PREDICTED AND REVIEWED 14. GEORGE BUSH: THE WORLD VIEW DILEMMA 15. ADDING IT UP
1. PRESIDENTIAL CHARACTER AND HOW TO FORESEE IT 2. THREE TRAGIC TALES 3. THE ACTIVE-NEGATIVE PRESIDENTS 4. THE ORIGINS OF PRESIDENTIAL COMPULSION 5. RICHARD NIXON: CONSTRUCTION AND DESTRUCTION 6. THE PASSIVE-NEGATIVE PRESIDENTS 7. THE PASSIVE-POSITIVE PRESIDENTS 8. REAGAN'S RISE AND RULE 9. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT AND ACTIVE-POSITIVE AFFECTION 10. HARRY S TRUMAN AND ACTIVE-POSITIVE COMBAT 11. JOHN F. KENNEDY AND ACTIVE-POSITIVE COMMITMENT 12. THE CRUCIAL FORD TRANSITION 13. JIMMY CARTER: PREDICTED AND REVIEWED 14. GEORGE BUSH: THE WORLD VIEW DILEMMA 15. ADDING IT UP
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