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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... conviction of sedi— tious acts, as well as allowing the deportation of foreigners deemed a threat to the United States, the Alien and Sedition Act prompted a public outcry.9 Shortly after passage ofthe Alien and Sedition Act in 1798, a ...
... conviction of sedi— tious acts, as well as allowing the deportation of foreigners deemed a threat to the United States, the Alien and Sedition Act prompted a public outcry.9 Shortly after passage ofthe Alien and Sedition Act in 1798, a ...
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... convictions or to start a civil war. Like Tyler before him, Fillmore provided geographic balance for the Whig ticket, which wanted to woo Northern voters.63 Fillmore, one of the only presidents of his time to publicly denounce slavery ...
... convictions or to start a civil war. Like Tyler before him, Fillmore provided geographic balance for the Whig ticket, which wanted to woo Northern voters.63 Fillmore, one of the only presidents of his time to publicly denounce slavery ...
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... conviction, so the president “convinced” crucial witnesses to leave town. Today, that action would probably qualify as obstruction of justice. Buchanan protected slavery in several ways, including allegedly influ— encing the Supreme ...
... conviction, so the president “convinced” crucial witnesses to leave town. Today, that action would probably qualify as obstruction of justice. Buchanan protected slavery in several ways, including allegedly influ— encing the Supreme ...
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... CONVICTIONS, 1897–1921 As Civil War issues gradually declined, turn-of-the-century politics offered conflicts that pitted political machines, big business, and personal convic— tions against one another. Many moral issues arose as some ...
... CONVICTIONS, 1897–1921 As Civil War issues gradually declined, turn-of-the-century politics offered conflicts that pitted political machines, big business, and personal convic— tions against one another. Many moral issues arose as some ...
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... conviction.138 Sexual immorality also hovered over Harding. His affairs began long before he reached the White House. Among them was an affair with Carrie Phillips, of whom one person said, “This woman has made her— self useful to men ...
... conviction.138 Sexual immorality also hovered over Harding. His affairs began long before he reached the White House. Among them was an affair with Carrie Phillips, of whom one person said, “This woman has made her— self useful to men ...
Inhalt
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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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