Overview

Presidential Performance in the Progressive Era: Leadership Stylefrom McKinley to Wilson continues Fred I. Greenstein’s multivolume Presidential Difference Project. It follows Greenstein’s matrix for evaluating presidential leadership: (1) public communication; (2) organizational capacity; (3) political skill and the extent to which it is harnessed to a (4) policy vision; (5) cognitive style; and (6) emotional intelligence. Here, these criteria are applied to the leadership styles of the four presidents of the Progressive Era: William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, and Woodrow Wilson. The book begins by outlining Greenstein’s matrix to assess presidential leadership style and providing an overview of the profound changes of and political challenges posed by the Progressive Era. Greenstein and coauthor Dale Anderson then examine each of the four presidents, first considering their lives and careers prior to the presidency to suggest influences on their character and leadership style. Next is a review of their performance as chief executive, highlighting key issues and policy decisions, and the discussion concludes with an analysis of their leadership according to the matrix. In the final chapter, the authors compare and contrast the four presidents as to each of the six criteria in the matrix.

Full Product Details

9781648431678

Table of Contents

Reviews

Author Information

Fred I. Greenstein (1930–2018) was an emeritus professor of politics at Princeton University. He is the author of several influential works, including The Hidden-Hand Presidency: Eisenhower as Leader, Leadership in the Modern Presidency, The Presidential Difference: Leadership Style from FDR to Barack Obama, Inventing the Job of President: Leadership Style from George Washington to Andrew Jackson, and Presidents and the Dissolution of the Union: Leadership Style from Polk to Lincoln. Dale Anderson is a freelance writer and editor based in Newtown, Pennsylvania. He is the author of many works in history and politics, including The Democratic Party: American’s Oldest Party and Freedom Rides: Campaign for Change. He also collaborated with Fred I. Greenstein on Presidents and the Dissolution of the Union: Leadership Style from Polk to Lincoln.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available