Presidential Leadership - (Wall Street Journal Book) by James Taranto & Leonard Leo (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Combining statistical information with an all-star team of scholars, this lively, provocative, solidly based work serves as both a valuable reference and a tremendously readable collection.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Where Does Your Favorite President Rank?</b> <p/> Based on a completely new nationwide survey prepared exclusively for this edition of <i>Presidential Leadership, </i> two of America's most prominent institutions, <i>The Wall Street Journal</i> and the Federalist Society, explore just what it is that makes a president great and then rank each from best to worst. Now with updated chapters on Bush and Leadership in the Midst of Controversy, a wide range of eminent scholars, journalists, and political leaders evaluate the competence of our nation's chief executives, including that of George W. Bush's first complete term in office. <br> From John McCain on Teddy Roosevelt to Kenneth Starr on Richard Nixon, editors James Taranto and Leonard Leo have collected a series of lively, provocative, and highly readable essays evaluating the terms of each of the forty-three U.S. presidents. Other contributors include Douglas Brinkley on James Polk, Melanie Kirkpatrick on Millard Fillmore, Jay Winik on Abraham Lincoln, and Lynne Cheney on James Madison. Fascinating and often surprising, the book reveals who was voted the most controversial and who was the most over- and underrated from the nationwide survey of liberal and conservative scholars, balanced to reflect the political makeup of the U.S. population as a whole. <i>Presidential Leadership</i> is a pleasure to read and an authoritative reference for every library.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>James Taranto</b> is editor of <i>OpinionJournal.com, </i> the website of <i>The Wall Street Journal's</i> editorial page. <p/><b>Leonard Leo</b> serves as executive vice president of the Federalist Society, an organization of 35,000 lawyers and other individuals committed to limited, constitutional government as envisioned by the framers of the Constitution. <p/>William J. Bennett served as Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy under President George H. W. Bush and as Secretary of Education and Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities under President Reagan. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy from Williams College, a doctorate in political philosophy from the University of Texas, and a law degree from Harvard. He is the author of such bestselling books as <i>The Educated Child</i>, <i>The Death of Outrage</i>, <i>The Book of Virtues</i>, and the two-volume series <i>America: The Last Best Hope</i>. Dr. Bennett is the former host of the nationally syndicated radio show <i>Bill Bennett's Morning in America</i> and the current host of the popular podcast, <i>The Bill Bennett Show</i>. He is also the Washington Fellow of the Claremont Institute and a regular contributor to CNN. He, his wife, Elayne, and their two sons, John and Joseph, live in Maryland.
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