Character Above All: Ten Presidents from FDR to George BushRobert A. Wilson What is the relationship between the President's character and presidential leadership? In these harsh and difficult political times, this question of character is at the center of our national concern. In Character Above All, ten superb and expert writers address this issue in terms of the past ten Presidents - from Franklin D. Roosevelt, who invented the modern presidency, to George Bush, who failed to take command of the office. |
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ROOSEVELT 19331945 | 13 |
HARRY S TRUMAN 19451953 | 39 |
JOHN F KENNEDY 19611963 | 82 |
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