Research Catalog
The presidential difference : leadership style from FDR to George W. Bush / Fred I. Greenstein.
- Title
- The presidential difference : leadership style from FDR to George W. Bush / Fred I. Greenstein.
- Author
- Greenstein, Fred I.
- Publication
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2004.
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book/Text | Request in advance | JK511 .G74 2004 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- vii, 317 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- In this new edition, Greenstein brings his survey of American presidential leadership up to date with an analysis of George W. Bush.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Biographie.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-301) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The presidential difference -- The virtuosic leadership of Franklin D. Roosevelt -- The uneven leadership of Harry S. Truman -- The unexpected Eisenhower -- Coming to terms with Kennedy -- Lyndon B. Johnson and the primacy of politics -- The paradox of Richard Nixon -- The instructive presidency of Gerald Ford -- Jimmy Carter and the politics of rectitude -- Ronald Reagan: the innocent as agent of change -- The highly tactical leadership of George H.W. Bush -- The undisciplined Bill Clinton -- George W. Bush and the politics of agenda control -- Lessons from the modern presidency.
- ISBN
- 0691119090 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2003066388
- OCLC
- 53162709
- SCSB-11070702
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library