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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... William Bennett, Charles Murray, Gertrude Himmelfarb, Daniel Patrick Moyni— han, and James Q.Wilson.The autumn 1999 issue of PS, the journal of the American Political Science Association, contains a symposium “Scan— dal and Government ...
... William Bennett, Charles Murray, Gertrude Himmelfarb, Daniel Patrick Moyni— han, and James Q.Wilson.The autumn 1999 issue of PS, the journal of the American Political Science Association, contains a symposium “Scan— dal and Government ...
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... William Jefferson Clinton reveals a range of scandals, from Roosevelt's affair with Lucy Mercer, to Kennedy's alleged links with the Mafia, Reagan's involvement in the Iran–Contra arms-for-hostages deal, and Clinton's sexual ...
... William Jefferson Clinton reveals a range of scandals, from Roosevelt's affair with Lucy Mercer, to Kennedy's alleged links with the Mafia, Reagan's involvement in the Iran–Contra arms-for-hostages deal, and Clinton's sexual ...
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... William Bennett argues: “The real answer to the perils of our time is that we simply must become more civ— ilized.We must pay attention to something that every civilized society has given preeminent importance: instilling in our ...
... William Bennett argues: “The real answer to the perils of our time is that we simply must become more civ— ilized.We must pay attention to something that every civilized society has given preeminent importance: instilling in our ...
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... William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws ofEngland, the most important influence on the American legal system and required reading in American law schools through much of the last century, states: “As man depends absolutely upon ...
... William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws ofEngland, the most important influence on the American legal system and required reading in American law schools through much of the last century, states: “As man depends absolutely upon ...
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... William Blount guilty of conspiring with the British on the issue of Span— ish Florida.7 The Senate's action in the Blount case led to scrutiny of the entire government. Facing a possible war with France, Adams built up the armed forces ...
... William Blount guilty of conspiring with the British on the issue of Span— ish Florida.7 The Senate's action in the Blount case led to scrutiny of the entire government. Facing a possible war with France, Adams built up the armed forces ...
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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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