The Character Factor: How We Judge America's PresidentsTexas A&M University Press, 2004 - 209 頁 Annotation The American president's character matters. To most Americans, it matters deeply. But how do we define what character means, and why can't we agree? In this sober, probing consideration of "the character factor" and the presidency, veteran political analyst James P. Pfiffner leads us through a survey of three aspects of presidential character that have proved problematic for recent chief executives: lies, promise-keeping, and sexual probity. His goal is not to tell us which presidents have been "good" and which "bad." Rather, he helps us think critically and impartially about complex character issues and invites us to reach our own conclusions. The Character Factor avoids both moral judgments and cynicism. It helps us look at our presidents (and our presidential candidates) without illusions, knowing that flawed men can still be great leaders but that some flaws deserve defeat at the polls--or even the ultimate presidential sanction, impeachment. |
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... Senate, Jimmy Carter was able to fight the Panama Canal Treaty through to ratification. • When Ronald Reagan faced the Soviet Union he was firm in his stance against Communism, but he was open to cooperation with Gorbachev in ending the ...
... Senate, Jimmy Carter was able to fight the Panama Canal Treaty through to ratification. • When Ronald Reagan faced the Soviet Union he was firm in his stance against Communism, but he was open to cooperation with Gorbachev in ending the ...
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... Senator Kennedy's policies and recommendations for the handling of the Castro regime are probably the most dangerously irresponsible recom- mendations that he's made during the course of this campaign ......... . [ I ] f we were to ...
... Senator Kennedy's policies and recommendations for the handling of the Castro regime are probably the most dangerously irresponsible recom- mendations that he's made during the course of this campaign ......... . [ I ] f we were to ...
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... Senator John McCain declared during the 2000 Republican primary campaign , " As President of the United States I will always tell you the truth , no matter what . " 22 McCain later called attention to his idealistic statement by saying ...
... Senator John McCain declared during the 2000 Republican primary campaign , " As President of the United States I will always tell you the truth , no matter what . " 22 McCain later called attention to his idealistic statement by saying ...
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... Senator Thomas Eagleton as his vice- presidential running mate . But on July 25 Eagleton held a press confer- ence to disclose that between 1960 and 1966 he had on three occasions admitted himself to hospitals for treatment of ...
... Senator Thomas Eagleton as his vice- presidential running mate . But on July 25 Eagleton held a press confer- ence to disclose that between 1960 and 1966 he had on three occasions admitted himself to hospitals for treatment of ...
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