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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... Alexis de Tocqueville put this interpretation on their actions: The greatest part of British America was peopled by men who, having shaken off the authority of the Pope, acknowledged no other religious supremacy. They brought with them ...
... Alexis de Tocqueville put this interpretation on their actions: The greatest part of British America was peopled by men who, having shaken off the authority of the Pope, acknowledged no other religious supremacy. They brought with them ...
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... Alexis de Toc— queville's conclusion in 1831 about religion's original role in the Unit— ed States. It was religion ... Tocqueville's conclusion in a unanimous decision, Church ofthe Holy Trinity 1/. 25 THE MORAL KALEIDOSCOPE.
... Alexis de Toc— queville's conclusion in 1831 about religion's original role in the Unit— ed States. It was religion ... Tocqueville's conclusion in a unanimous decision, Church ofthe Holy Trinity 1/. 25 THE MORAL KALEIDOSCOPE.
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... Alexis de Tocqueville wrote in Democracy in America (1841), “In the United States of America the sovereign authority is religious.” He also concluded that “there is no country in the world in which the Christian religion retains a ...
... Alexis de Tocqueville wrote in Democracy in America (1841), “In the United States of America the sovereign authority is religious.” He also concluded that “there is no country in the world in which the Christian religion retains a ...
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... Alexis de Tocqueville could write of Amer— ica: “In the United States religion exercises little influence upon the laws and upon the details of public opinion, but it directs the customs of the community and by regulating domestic life ...
... Alexis de Tocqueville could write of Amer— ica: “In the United States religion exercises little influence upon the laws and upon the details of public opinion, but it directs the customs of the community and by regulating domestic life ...
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Inhalt
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41 | |
79 | |
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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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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