In this volume, presidential scholars from communication, history, law, philosophy, political science, and psychology explore the broader phenomenon of leadership. Like leadership more generally, presidential leadership is a value-laden activity, an exercise in communication, and a collective enterprise. It is also subject to psychological and historical barriers to interpretation. Finally, presidential leadership is instrumental: presidents must achieve their valued ends. Contributors address each of these aspects of leadership in essays on how presidential values are determined or constructed, how they are condoned and criticized, how they are packaged and conveyed, and how they are interpreted and acted upon.
Author(s): J. Thomas Wren
Edition: First Edition
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 256
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
List of Tables and Figure......Page 8
Contributors......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 16
Introduction......Page 18
Part I: God and Country......Page 28
One: Lincoln, Religion, and Presidential Leadership......Page 30
Two: Patriotic Leadership......Page 52
Part II: Communicating Values......Page 74
Three: Rhetorical Leadership and the Presidency: A Situational Taxonomy......Page 76
Four: Changing Their Minds? The Limits of Presidential Persuasion......Page 102
Part III: Collective Leadership......Page 134
Five: A Tale of Two Bushes: Standing Alone Versus Standing Together......Page 136
Six: Presidential Leadership and Advice about Going to War......Page 152
Part IV: Presidential Wrongdoing......Page 176
Seven: Grant “Blinked”: Appraising Presidential Leadership......Page 178
Eight: Should Presidents Obey the Law? (And What Is “The Law,” Anyway?)......Page 200
Nine: Presidential Dirty Hands......Page 216
Conclusion......Page 232
B......Page 244
C......Page 245
H......Page 246
L......Page 247
N......Page 248
P......Page 249
S......Page 250
Z......Page 251
