Character Above All
Subtitle: Ten Presidents from FDR to George Bush
Contributors: Robert A. Wilson (Editor)
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: February 1, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780684814117
Subjects: U.S. Government; United States; Politics/International Relations; U.S. History - 20th Century (General); U.S. President; Biography / Autobiography; Presidents; General; United States - 20th Century; Political Science / General; 1933-1945; 20th century; History; Politics and government
Description: 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.