Brian Lamb

The Presidents

Noted Historians Rank America's Best--and Worst--Chief Executives

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From Abraham Lincoln's political savvy and rhetorical gifts to James Buchanan's indecisiveness, this book teaches much about what makes a great leader--and what does not.Over a period of decades, C-SPAN has surveyed leading historians on the best and worst of America's presidents across a variety of categories -- their ability to persuade the public, their leadership skills, their moral authority, and more. The crucible of the presidency has forged some of the very best and very worst leaders in our national history, along with much in between.Based on interviews conducted over the years with a variety of presidential biographers, this book p… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Swain, Susan

ISBN: 978-1-5417-7435-3
EAN: 9781541774353
Produktnummer: 32295729
Verlag: PublicAffairs,U.S.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Seitenangabe: 560 S.
Masse: H13.9 cm x B20.9 cm x D4.8 cm 466 g
Abbildungen: 49 Illustrations, black & white
Gewicht: 466
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

Brian Lamb is C-SPAN's founding CEO and chairman and longtime on-camera interviewer.Susan Swain is C-SPAN's co-CEO and, in addition to her senior management role at the network, has been an on-camera host for C-SPAN for more than thirty years, interviewing public officials, historians, and journalists for the public affairs network. This is her ninth book project with C-SPAN and PublicAffairs. She lives in the Washington, DC, suburbs.