Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership : Nixon to Clinton - Hardcover

Gergen, David R

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0684826631 ISBN 13: 9780684826639

Publisher: Prentice Hall & IBD, 2000

Synopsis

An advisor to Nixon and later presidents discusses seven elements of presidential leadership: personal character, moral vision, political skills, media savvy, judgment in choosing advisors, and an interest one's legacy.

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Review:

Robert A. Rankin The Philadelphia Inquirer Superb...Gergen is a masterful journalist...fascinating...fair...generous...and wise.

Michael Beschloss author of Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes, 1963-1964 A preeminent political analyst and public servant reveals intriguing hidden dimensions of the four presidents he served and brings us a meditation on presidential power that, like its author, is shrewd, thoughtful, and wise.

Jon Margolis The New York Times Book Review Perhaps nothing distinguishes Gergen's book from other White House memoirs more than the fundamental sympathy and respect he shows toward all the presidents he served.

About the Author:

David Gergen is a prominent national journalist, teacher, and public lecturer. He is a professor of public service at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and codirector of the school's Center for Public Leadership. He is also editor-at-large at U.S. News & World Report and is a regular political analyst on television.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall & IBD
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0684826631
• ISBN 13: 9780684826639
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 382