The Scarlet Thread of Scandal: Morality and the American PresidencyRowman & Littlefield, 2000 - 209 Seiten Never before have Americans been more concerned about the moral dimensions of presidential leadership. What role should morality play in the decision making of our most powerful elected official? What did the Founders think about the significance of morality in this cherished political institution? Does the private behavior of a president influence his or her ability to lead our nation? In The Scarlet Thread of Scandal, eminent scholar Charles W. Dunn turns a penetrating eye to the history of presidential scandals to answer these and other pressing questions. Scandals are surely nothing new in the White House ever since the creation of the republic, presidents have made morally questionable judgments, whether constitutional, ethical, legal, or personal. In eloquent and judicious prose, Dunn chronicles the numerous controversies in presidential history, paying particular attention to their impact on the American people and public memory. The Scarlet Thread of Scandal will make all Americans think differently about past, present, and future presidents." |
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... character , the ancient Greeks said . Lyndon Johnson's political career is a good case in point . He was as outsized and memorable a figure as any to sit in the White House . He has been described as a human dynamo , a whirlwind , a ...
... character , the ancient Greeks said . Lyndon Johnson's political career is a good case in point . He was as outsized and memorable a figure as any to sit in the White House . He has been described as a human dynamo , a whirlwind , a ...
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... character and moral con- dition in a state of decline . Ironically , Clinton as a candidate for president in 1992 said : " The people whose character is really an issue are those who would divert the attention of the people and divide ...
... character and moral con- dition in a state of decline . Ironically , Clinton as a candidate for president in 1992 said : " The people whose character is really an issue are those who would divert the attention of the people and divide ...
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... Character above All , ed . Robert A. Wilson ( New York : Simon & Schuster , 1995 ) , 146 . 6. " Gerald R. Ford ... Character above All , PBS Broadcast transcript , May 29 , 1996 . 17. " Gerald R. Ford : Thirty - Eighth President . " 18 ...
... Character above All , ed . Robert A. Wilson ( New York : Simon & Schuster , 1995 ) , 146 . 6. " Gerald R. Ford ... Character above All , PBS Broadcast transcript , May 29 , 1996 . 17. " Gerald R. Ford : Thirty - Eighth President . " 18 ...
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The Scarlet Thread of Scandal | 1 |
The Moral Kaleidoscope | 17 |
Origins of Moral Conflict in the Modern Era | 41 |
Urheberrecht | |
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