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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... agenda. RELIGION'S MORAL LENS America's unique religious heritage causes many people to see morality through the eyes of religion.To them religion is the only lens for accu— rately viewing American morality. President George Washington ...
... agenda. RELIGION'S MORAL LENS America's unique religious heritage causes many people to see morality through the eyes of religion.To them religion is the only lens for accu— rately viewing American morality. President George Washington ...
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... In that post, he supported Radical Republican poli— cies rather than those of his commander in chief, President Johnson. A5 president, Grant continued to support the Radical Republicans' agenda, including. 60 CHAPTER THREE.
... In that post, he supported Radical Republican poli— cies rather than those of his commander in chief, President Johnson. A5 president, Grant continued to support the Radical Republicans' agenda, including. 60 CHAPTER THREE.
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... agenda, including their refusal to allow Confederate supporters to vote.The Rad— ical Republican reconstruction policy not only failed to restore national unity but also deeply hurt the South. The Grant administration had more than its ...
... agenda, including their refusal to allow Confederate supporters to vote.The Rad— ical Republican reconstruction policy not only failed to restore national unity but also deeply hurt the South. The Grant administration had more than its ...
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... agenda on black Americans, if only in a small and insubstantial way. In an attempt to attract black vot— ers, he allowed black members of the military to attain higher ranks dur— ing the Spanish-American War than they had normally held ...
... agenda on black Americans, if only in a small and insubstantial way. In an attempt to attract black vot— ers, he allowed black members of the military to attain higher ranks dur— ing the Spanish-American War than they had normally held ...
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... agenda.Absent a spe— cific constitutional restriction, Roosevelt believed, he could lead without restraint. By extending the boundary lines for presidential action, Roo— sevelt paved the way for subsequent presidents to lead moral ...
... agenda.Absent a spe— cific constitutional restriction, Roosevelt believed, he could lead without restraint. By extending the boundary lines for presidential action, Roo— sevelt paved the way for subsequent presidents to lead moral ...
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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