The Values of Presidential Leadership [Paperback]

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 psychologyIntroduction - 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

At last, a book on presidential leadership that goes beyond strategic and tactical thinking about power stakes to explore the tensions between moral and ethical values on one hand and situational leadership on the other. I would recommend this volume not only to anyone teaching a course on the presidency, but also to anyone working in the next administration. - Richard Pious, Adolph and Effie Ochs Professor, Barnard College This wonderful collection of first-rate articles deals with an oft neglected but very important element of presidential leadership: the role of values in presidential politics. The top-notch scholars who have contributed to this excellent volume offer a rich and diverse take on this vital topic and illuminate for the reader the vital role values play in politicslm