Beschreibung:
Presidential scholar Erwin Hargrove extends his analytical framework of presidential effectiveness to show how Obama combines eventful leadership with pragmatism in moving forward in an intensely polarized partisan environment. Reviewing eventful and event-making presidencies of the last 50 years, Hargrove comes down on the side of effectiveness over the special effects of the pyrotechnic presidencies of the past.
Introduction: The Effective PresidentChapter 1: John F. Kennedy: A Cautious ReformerChapter 2: Lyndon B. Johnson: A Force of NatureChapter 3: Richard M. Nixon: A Tragic Hero?Chapter 4: Gerald R. Ford: A Good ManChapter 5: Jimmy Carter: The Engineer PresidentChapter 6: Ronald Reagan: A Romantic with VisionChapter 7: George H. W. Bush: The PatricianChapter 8: Bill Clinton: The PoliticianChapter 9: George W. Bush: The Risk TakerChapter 10: Barack Obama: Transformational or Transactional Leader?Conclusion: Presidential Leadership Revisited