Presidential Leadership Rating the Best and the Worst in the White House |
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| Author:
| Taranto, James
Leo, Leonardo |
| Editor:
| Taranto, James
Leo, Leonard |
| Foreword by:
| Bennett, William J.
Bennett, William J. |
| Series title: | A Wall Street Journal Book Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7432-5433-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2004 |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Australia
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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What makes a president great? Two of America's most prominent institutions,The Wall Street Journaland theFederalist Society,with the help of a wide array of eminent scholars, journalists, and political leaders, tackle this question inPresidential Leadership,the definitive ranking of our nation's chief executives.Based on a survey conducted by the Federalist Society and theJournal, Presidential Leadershipexamines presidential performance in this collection of provocative, enlightening...
More DescriptionWhat makes a president great? Two of America's most prominent institutions,The Wall Street Journaland theFederalist Society,with the help of a wide array of eminent scholars, journalists, and political leaders, tackle this question inPresidential Leadership,the definitive ranking of our nation's chief executives.Based on a survey conducted by the Federalist Society and theJournal, Presidential Leadershipexamines presidential performance in this collection of provocative, enlightening essays written by a distinguished and diverse group of authors.The survey included seventy-eight liberal and conservative scholars, balancing the sample to reflect the political makeup of the U.S. population as a whole. It represents the first national survey in book form that provides a complete ranking of the presidents, along with an appendix that explains the methodology in detail and includes a wide range of valuable data. The result is an important, fresh, and engaging book, rating the presidents from Washington to Clinton and including an early assessment of George W. Bush's presidency byJournaleditorial page editor Paul Gigot. Nearly fifty contributors provide their insights, with one essay on each president or on a broader issue of presidential leadership. Among them: Forrest McDonald on Thomas Jefferson Lynne Cheney on James Madison Douglas Brinkley on James Polk Christopher Buckley on James Buchanan Jay Winik on Abraham Lincoln John McCain on Theodore Roosevelt Robert Dallek on Lyndon B. Johnson Peggy Noonan on John F. Kennedy Paul Johnson on Bill Clinton Their compelling essays, packed with fascinating and often surprising insights, analyze the best and worst of our commanders in chief.Presidential Leadershipis the lively result, at once a valuable reference and a tremendously readable collection.