Presidential Leadership in Crisis
Subtitle: Defining Moments of the Modern Presidents from Franklin Roosevelt to Donald Trump
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2020
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780367429492
Subjects: Presidents, united states; Political leadership; Crisis management
Description: "Crises pose a challenge to leaders as no other tests they confront. In this comprehensive and timely book, veteran journalist Kenneth T. Walsh offers a probing look at how presidents from FDR to Trump dealt with crises they faced. Including domestic as well as international issues and assaults, this book stands apart from other accounts of presidents in crisis. Walsh is in search of lessons we can learn, and his findings focus on the presidential attributes and skills that matter most in trying times. This expertly crafted, elegantly written book is appropriate for a variety of college courses and will find its way onto the reading lists of ambitious politicians and interested citizens alike"--