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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... Nixon and Watergate, Reagan and Bush and Iran-Contra, and Clinton and Lewinsky erupted one after another on the political landscape, permanently marring the American political panorama for Democrats and Republicans and, indeed, for all ...
... Nixon and Watergate, Reagan and Bush and Iran-Contra, and Clinton and Lewinsky erupted one after another on the political landscape, permanently marring the American political panorama for Democrats and Republicans and, indeed, for all ...
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... Nixon would have served two full terms, his illegal and unethical actions unknown to the nation.Without the stain of his semen on Monica Lewinsky's dress, President Clinton would not have had his immorality exposed and his leadership ...
... Nixon would have served two full terms, his illegal and unethical actions unknown to the nation.Without the stain of his semen on Monica Lewinsky's dress, President Clinton would not have had his immorality exposed and his leadership ...
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... Nixon show One was brought low by U.S. involvement in Vietnam and the other by his coverup of a bungled burglary of the Democratic Party's Watergate offices. To be successful, presidents need a firm grasp ofmoral questions. How well ...
... Nixon show One was brought low by U.S. involvement in Vietnam and the other by his coverup of a bungled burglary of the Democratic Party's Watergate offices. To be successful, presidents need a firm grasp ofmoral questions. How well ...
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... Nixon apologists and Nixon himself thought the press did him in, and that was also a major part of President Clinton's defense, as Hillary Rodham Clinton and other Clinton defend— ers took to the airwaves to charge that a right-wing ...
... Nixon apologists and Nixon himself thought the press did him in, and that was also a major part of President Clinton's defense, as Hillary Rodham Clinton and other Clinton defend— ers took to the airwaves to charge that a right-wing ...
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... Nixon and Clinton fol— lowed a fivefold strategy in their battles to survive moral scandal. • Delay. Fighting for time, they hoped the public and the press would shift their attention to something else. Nixon refused to hand over ...
... Nixon and Clinton fol— lowed a fivefold strategy in their battles to survive moral scandal. • Delay. Fighting for time, they hoped the public and the press would shift their attention to something else. Nixon refused to hand over ...
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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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