Greenstein, Fred I.

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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Personality and politics--History.--United States
Political leadership--History.--United States
Présidents--Histoire.--Etats-Unis
Personnalitâe et politique--Histoire.


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Etats-Unis--Politique et gouvernement.

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