The presidential difference leadership style from FDR to George W. Bush / [Texte imprimé] :
Fred I. Greenstein.
- 2nd ed.
- Princeton (N.J.) ; Oxford (England) : Princeton University Press, 2004.
- 1 vol. (vii-317 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm.
FDR = Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Bibliogr. p. 265-301. Index.
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
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