Personality, character, and leadership in the White House

E176.1 Rub

1574888153

Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-378) and index. Contents: Personality and character -- Who are these guys? personality characteristics of presidents, founding fathers, Democrats, and Republicans -- Predicting presidential success (with Deniz S. Ones) -- Types of presidents -- Three dominators--Andrew Jackson, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon -- Two introverts--John Adams and Woodrow Wilson -- Two good guys--Dwight Eisenhower and Gerald Ford -- One Innocent--Ulysses S. Grant -- Two actors--Warren Harding and Ronald Reagan -- Two maintainers--Harry Truman and George H.W. Bush -- Three philosophes--Thomas Jefferson, Abe Lincoln, and Jimmy Carter -- Three extroverts--Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, and John Kennedy -- Special cases--George Washington and Bill Clinton -- George Walker Bush -- Epilogue -- Appendixes.

1st edition

xiii, 385 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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