A Call to Greatness Challenging our Next President

by Abshire, David M.

• ISBN13: 9780742562455
• ISBN10: 074256245X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-12-28
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Most presidents have proclaimed the need for unity, civility, and cooperation. In reality, each has struggled to balance the sometimes conflicting roles of Commander-in-Chief, Chief Executive, and party leader. But between the familiar extremes of high-minded rhetoric and political horse-trading, some Presidents have succeeded in rallying the parties and the nation at crucial points in our history, while others have failed. Call to Greatness examines how our next President can learn from the successes and failures of past Presidents to be an effective leader during a time of tremendous challenges at home and abroad.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Foreword	p. xi
The Gathering Storm	p. 3
Elements of Presidential Leadership	p. 13
Presidential Portraits	p. 17
Lessons for the Next President	p. 95
Six Elements of a National Strategy	p. 103
Responding Decisively to a Crisis	p. 113
Setting Priorities	p. 119
Mobilizing Resources	p. 125
Maintaining Political Unity and Shrewd Timing	p. 143
Communicating an Understandable Public Strategy	p. 149
Offering a Vision beyond War	p. 161
Conclusion: From Peril to Promise	p. 171
Acknowledgments	p. 177
About the Center for the Study of the Presidency	p. 179
About the Author	p. 181
Notes	p. 183
Index	p. 193
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