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The prudential presidency : an Aristotelian approach to presidential leadership
- Title
- The prudential presidency : an Aristotelian approach to presidential leadership / Ethan M. Fishman ; foreword by Erwin C. Hargrove.
- Author
- Fishman, Ethan M.
- Publication
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | JK511 .F57 2001 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvi, 138 pages; 24 cm
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [123]-131) and index.
- Contents
- 1 Introduction 2 Aristotelian Prudence 17 -- 3 Prudent Presidential Leadership 35 -- Abraham Lincoln, Slavery, and the Civil War 35 -- George Washington and the Nation's Founding 39 -- Theodore Roosevelt and Conservation 42 -- Franklin D. Roosevelt and Foreign Policy 45 -- 4 Idealistic Presidential Leadership 51 -- Woodrow Wilson and the Treaty of Versailles 51 -- John Quincy Adams and Patronage 56 -- Jimmy Carter and the Mariel Boat Lift 59 -- Bill Clinton's Health Care Initiative 63 -- 5 Cynical Presidential Leadership 69 -- Richard Nixon and Watergate 69 -- Thomas Jefferson and the Trial of Aaron Burr 73 -- Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Japanese Exclusion Act 77 -- Bill Clinton's Sexual Misconduct 80 -- 6 Pragmatic Presidential Leadership 87 -- Harry Truman and the Atomic Bomb 87 -- Dwight Eisenhower and McCarthyism 92 -- John F. Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs 97 -- Bill Clinton and Gays in the Military 102.
- ISBN
- 0275971112
- 9780275971113
- LCCN
- 00058020
- OCLC
- ocm44573285
- 44573285
- SCSB-1149409
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library