From George Washington's decision to buy time for the new nation
by signing the less-than-ideal Jay Treaty with Great Britain in
1795 to George W. Bush's order of a military intervention in Iraq
in 2003, the matter of who is president of the United States is of
the utmost importance. In this book, Fred Greenstein examines the
leadership styles of the earliest presidents, men who served at a
time when it was by no means certain that the American experiment
in free government would succeed.
In his groundbreaking book "The Presidential Difference,"
Greenstein evaluated the personal strengths and weaknesses of the
modern presidents since Franklin D. Roosevelt. Here, he takes us
back to the very founding of the republic to apply the same
yardsticks to the first seven presidents from Washington to Andrew
Jackson, giving his no-nonsense assessment of the qualities that
did and did not serve them well in office. For each president,
Greenstein provides a concise history of his life and presidency,
and evaluates him in the areas of public communication,
organizational capacity, political skill, policy vision, cognitive
style, and emotional intelligence. Washington, for example, used
his organizational prowess--honed as a military commander and
plantation owner--to lead an orderly administration. In contrast,
John Adams was erudite but emotionally volatile, and his presidency
was an organizational disaster.
"Inventing the Job of President" explains how these early
presidents and their successors shaped the American presidency we
know today and helped the new republic prosper despite profound
challenges at home and abroad.
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