The Scarlet Thread of Scandal: Morality and the American PresidencyRowman & Littlefield Publishers, 22.12.1999 - 224 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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... Adams illustrated the historical pattern (1821) when he said:“The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected, in one indissoluble bond, the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity ...
... Adams illustrated the historical pattern (1821) when he said:“The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected, in one indissoluble bond, the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity ...
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... Adams, and Thomas Paine, had more influence over the Declaration of Independence, while almost every delegate to the Constitutional Con— vention was a Christian.Another group argues the reverse, pointing out that the Declaration of ...
... Adams, and Thomas Paine, had more influence over the Declaration of Independence, while almost every delegate to the Constitutional Con— vention was a Christian.Another group argues the reverse, pointing out that the Declaration of ...
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... Adams,Thomas JeffersonJames Madison, and James Monroe. In type and tone, their scandals foreshadowed today's, but they did not have the same impact. Generally, their public reputations overshadowed their private reputations, thereby ...
... Adams,Thomas JeffersonJames Madison, and James Monroe. In type and tone, their scandals foreshadowed today's, but they did not have the same impact. Generally, their public reputations overshadowed their private reputations, thereby ...
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... Adams, 1797–1801 John Adams's presidency echoes the theme that the presidential Found— ing Fathers faced greater scrutiny of their public reputations than of their private problems. Adams confronted allegations that he had connections ...
... Adams, 1797–1801 John Adams's presidency echoes the theme that the presidential Found— ing Fathers faced greater scrutiny of their public reputations than of their private problems. Adams confronted allegations that he had connections ...
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... Adams viewed his actions as a proper defense of his family, not as an infringement upon constitutional liberties.The pub— lic differed, and the government scrapped the Alien and Sedition Act. John Adams found himselftrapped in a vise ...
... Adams viewed his actions as a proper defense of his family, not as an infringement upon constitutional liberties.The pub— lic differed, and the government scrapped the Alien and Sedition Act. John Adams found himselftrapped in a vise ...
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5 TARNISHING THE GOLDEN AGE 19611975 | 113 |
6 POSTMODERN PRESIDENTIAL MORALITY | 137 |
7 THE SEAMLESS GARMENT OF MORALITY | 165 |
NOTES | 187 |
1 THE SCARLET THREAD OF SCANDAL | 1 |
2 THE MORAL KALEIDOSCOPE | 17 |
3 ORIGINS OF MORAL CONFLICT IN THE MODERN ERA | 41 |
4 PRESIDENTIAL SCANDAL IN A GOLDEN AGE 19321960 | 79 |
5 TARNISHING THE GOLDEN AGE 19611975 | 113 |
6 POSTMODERN PRESIDENTIAL MORALITY | 137 |
7 THE SEAMLESS GARMENT OF MORALITY | 165 |
NOTES | 187 |
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actions Adams administration agenda Alexis de Tocqueville America’s moral American politics American Presidency became believed Bill Clinton Bush campaign Carter character Christian civil rights Collins Complete U.S. Presidents compromise confidence Congress conservative Constitution convictions Coolidge culture decision DeGregorio democracy Democrats Doris Kearns Goodwin economic Eisenhower Eisenhower’s election Federalist Federalist Papers first Ford Franklin Franklin D Gerald Ford Graff Harding Harding’s Harry S.Truman Hoover immorality impeachment influence Jackson Jefferson Jimmy Carter John Johnson Kennedy Kennedy’s leader liberal Lincoln Lyndon Madison McCullough McKinley McKinley’s Monica Lewinsky moral issues moral scandals NewYork Nixon office ofthe Party Party’s personal morality popular President Clinton presidential leadership presidential morality public policy Reagan reflected religion religious Republican Ronald Reagan Roosevelt sacrificed Scorpion Scorpion Ibngues Senate slavery social Soviet Supreme Court television tion today’s Truman trust United Vietnam vision vote wanted Washington Watergate White House William William Jefferson Clinton York