Presidential personality and leadership style -- Harry S. Truman and the Korean War -- Dwight D. Eisenhower and Dien Bien Phu -- John F. Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis -- Lyndon B. Johnson and the partial bombing halt in Vietnam, 1967-1968 -- George Bush and the Gulf War -- "A bridge to the twenty-first century": the leadership style of Bill Clinton -- Presidential personality and the grand mosaic of leadership
Summary
Few would argue that presidential policies and performance would have been the same whether John F. Kennedy or Richard Nixon became president in 1960, or if Jimmy Carter instead of Ronald Reagan had won the White House in 1980. Indeed, in recent elections, the character, prior policy experience, or personalities of candidates have played an increasing role in our assessments of their ""fit"" for the Oval Office. Further, these same characteristics are often used to explain an administration's success or failure in policy making. Obviously, who the president is-and what he is like-matters
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