Presidential personality and performance
By: Alexander L. George and Juliette L. George ; foreword by Fred I. Greenstein.
Contributors: George, Juliette L.
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
Subjects: Presidents -- United States -- History; Presidents -- United States -- Psychology; Personality and politics -- United States -- History
Description: Drawing heavily on Wilson materials, early chapters of this book examine the relevance of psychoanalytic theory and the use of other psychodynamic approaches to case materials. Chapter 4 is the Georges' reply - published here in full for the first time - to a critical review of their work by historian Arthur S. Link and two of his colleagues.

Chapter 5 discusses methods of writing psychobiography and assessing presidential character, including the psychological suitability of candidates for the office. The concluding chapter analyzes the presidential management styles of FDR, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, JFK, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, and Bill Clinton.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.