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Moral Leadership and the American Presidency

Moral Leadership and the American Presidency

Denton, Robert E.

Hardcover

PhilosophyGeneral Political ScienceUnited States Politics

ISBN10: 0742539482
ISBN13: 9780742539488
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: Nov 1 2005
Pages: 160
Weight: 1.13
Height: 0.68 Width: 6.08 Depth: 8.88
Language: English
We have a crisis of leadership in America today. We are not electing the very best to public office, nor are the best willing to serve. As a nation, we have lowered our standards and expectations of those who run and their performance in office. Robert E. Denton, Jr.'s exceptional book explores moral presidential leadership, ultimately calling for a return to a 'heroic presidency.' Briefly surveying presidential character throughout our history, he gives an overview of the decline in trust of the government and offers possible reasons for this trend. Denton argues that personal character and integrity are essential and critical presidential traits. Focusing mainly on Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, he compares the scandal-filled terms of Clinton and Richard Nixon and looks at Bush vis- -vis the elections, September 11, and the Iraq war. Denton addresses the myth of separating private from public behavior and shows how virtually everything presidents do or say influences their decisions and impacts citizens. Moral Leadership and the American Presidency is a must-read for anyone interested in the modern role of the president or in morality in American public life.

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