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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... White House. I also want to thank Susan I. Tolchin and Martin Tolchin for letting me read portions of the manu— script of their book Glass Houses: Congressional Ethics and the Politics of Venom before it was published. George Mason has ...
... White House. I also want to thank Susan I. Tolchin and Martin Tolchin for letting me read portions of the manu— script of their book Glass Houses: Congressional Ethics and the Politics of Venom before it was published. George Mason has ...
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... White House denied that Kennedy had been briefed specifically about the Cuban plans, and The Nature of Presidential l-ies : 23.
... White House denied that Kennedy had been briefed specifically about the Cuban plans, and The Nature of Presidential l-ies : 23.
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... White House adviser, directly lied about the preparations to those attending the senior staff meeting on April 22 in order to preserve secrecy.16 But this hypothetical example leads one to question Iimmy Carter's statement as a ...
... White House adviser, directly lied about the preparations to those attending the senior staff meeting on April 22 in order to preserve secrecy.16 But this hypothetical example leads one to question Iimmy Carter's statement as a ...
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... White House luncheon for members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Reagan told a story about when he had been a radio broadcaster in 1933 and had been announcing a Cubs game from a studio to which the events of the game were being relayed ...
... White House luncheon for members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Reagan told a story about when he had been a radio broadcaster in 1933 and had been announcing a Cubs game from a studio to which the events of the game were being relayed ...
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... White House, chief of staff Iohn Sununu had promised conservative Republicans that the next nominee would be one of them. When Iustice Thurgood Marshall unexpectedly resigned on June 27, 1991, it came time to deliver on the promise, and ...
... White House, chief of staff Iohn Sununu had promised conservative Republicans that the next nominee would be one of them. When Iustice Thurgood Marshall unexpectedly resigned on June 27, 1991, it came time to deliver on the promise, and ...
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