Title: The American leadership tradition
Subtitle: moral vision from Washington to Clinton
First published: 1999
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.
Subjects: Presidents, Sexual behavior, Professional ethics, Statesmen, Politics and government, Moral and ethical aspects, New York Times reviewed, Political ethics, Conduct of life
Places: United States
LC classification: E176.1 .O43 1999