The Art of Political Leadership Essays in

Fred Greenstein has been a paragon of scholarship and practical advice in his many years of work on the presidency. Here, some of the leading scholars of the presidency and leadership studies come together to pay tribute to Greenstein and his work. Origin

Acknowledgments

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Introduction

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Larry Berman

Part I: Foundations

1 Reflections on Human Nature and Politics: From Genes to Political Institutions

3

(14)

Robert A. Dahl

2 Plumbing the Presidential Psyche: Building on Neustadt and Barber

17

(10)

Fred I. Greenstein

3 What Makes a Great President? An Analysis of Leadership Qualities in Fred I. Greenstein's The Presidential Difference

27

(18)

Meena Bose

4 Transitions to the Presidency: Do Leadership Styles Make a Difference?

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(20)

John P. Burke

5 Democratic Leadership and Political Ethics: Reflections on the Hidden-Hand Presidency

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(28)

J. Donald Moon

Part II: Presidents, Personality, and Politics

6 The Impact of Personality on Public Functioning: The Case of Woodrow Wilson

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(49)

Juliette L. George and Alexander L. George

7 McGovern's October Surprise, Almost

142

(20)

Larry Berman

8 George Ball and Robert McNamara: Protagonists over Vietnam

162

(22)

Erwin C. Hargrove

9 Sidestepping the Hawks: Eisenhower, the Solarium Study and the Hungarian Crisis of 1956

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Betty Glad and Kenneth Kitts

Part III: Comparative Leadership

10 Leadership, Charisma, and Political Cultures in the Great Depression: Adolf Hitler, Franklin Roosevelt, and Stanley Baldwin

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(25)

Alonzo L. Hamby

11 The Outsider as Political Leader: The Case of Margaret Thatcher

236

(23)

Anthony King

Epilogue: Fred I. Greenstein's Contributions to the Study of the Presidency

259

(14)

John H. Kessel

About the Contributors

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