Title: Character above all
Description: Companion to the PBS/MacNeil-Lehrer broadcast examining the subject of character in presidential politics in light of the upcoming 1996 elections. Topics include: does the importance of character, measuring and judging character, history and presidential character, and the difference between personal character and political character. Includes a complete transcript of the broadcast as well as essays on 10 modern presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George Bush, Sr., quotes on character, and a viewers forum.
Subjects: Presidents, History, Character, Politics and government
Places: United States
Time periods: 20th century, 1933-1945, 1945-1989, 1989-1993