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The values of presidential leadership

Contributors address aspects of presidential leadership in essays on how presidential values are determined or constructed, how they are condoned and criticized, how they are packaged and conveyed, and how they are interpreted and acted upon. Includes scholars from communication, history, law, philo...

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Main Authors: Wren, J. Thomas, 1950-
Group Author: Price, Terry L., 1966-
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Series: Jepson studies in leadership
Subjects:
Political leadership.
Presidential candidates.
Political leaders & leadership.
Management & management techniques.
Politics and Government.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230609334
Summary: Contributors address aspects of presidential leadership in essays on how presidential values are determined or constructed, how they are condoned and criticized, how they are packaged and conveyed, and how they are interpreted and acted upon. Includes scholars from communication, history, law, philosophy, political science, and psychology.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9781403983954, 2007.
Carrier Form: 256 p.
ISBN: 9781403983954
9780230609334 :
0230609333 :
CLC: D771.23
Contents: Introduction - Terry L. Price, J. Thomas Wren * PART I: GOD AND COUNTRY * Lincoln, Religion, and Presidential Leadership - Michael Nelson * Patriotic Leadership - A. John Simmons * PART II: COMMUNICATING VALUES * Rhetorical Leadership and the Presidency: A Situational Taxonomy - Martin Medhurst * Changing Their Minds? The Limits of Presidential Persuasion - George C. Edwards III * PART III: COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP * A Tale of Two Bushes: Standing Alone vs. Standing Together - James MacGregor Burns * Presidential Leadership and Advice about Going to War - James P. Pfiffner * PART IV: PRESIDENTIAL WRONGDOING * Grant 'Blinked': Appraising Presidential Leadership - George R. Goethals and Matthew B. Kugler * Should Presidents Obey the Law? (And What's 'The Law' Anyway?) - Frederick Schauer * Presidential Dirty Hands - Judith Lichtenberg * Conclusion - J. Thomas Wren, Terry L. Price.

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