The American leadership tradition
Subtitle: moral vision from Washington to Clinton
By: Marvin Olasky.
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
Subjects: Presidents -- United States -- Professional ethics.; Statesmen -- United States -- Professional ethics.; Presidents -- United States -- Sexual behavior.; Statesmen -- United States -- Sexual behavior.; United States -- Politics and government -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Description: "In the first modern systematic examination of the bond between morals and politics, Marvin Olasky examines the lives and careers of thirteen noted American leaders, including the great, the good, and the deeply flawed, from George Washington, Henry Clay, and Booker T. Washington to Woodrow Wilson, John F. Kennedy, and Bill Clinton.

Olasky looks closely at the connections between religion, sexual practices, and political decisions, examining the repeated connections between private character and public action. He explains how so-called "compartmentalization" proved to be as impossible for Lincoln as for Woodrow Wilson."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-284) and index.