Private lives/public consequences personality and politics in modern America
William H. Chafe.
- Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press 2005.
- 420 p. 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-402) and index.
The Roosevelts : a partnership unprecedented -- Martin Luther King Jr. : toward the promised land -- John F. Kennedy : from detachment to engagement -- Robert F. Kennedy : despair and commitment -- Lyndon Baines Johnson : a need for consensus -- Richard M. Nixon : genius and paranoia -- Ronald Reagan : the role of a lifetime -- The Clintons : a flawed co-presidency.
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Political leadership--Psychological aspects.--United States Presidents--Psychology.--United States Politicians--Psychology.--United States
United States--Politics and government--Psychological aspects.--20th century