Dallek, Robert. <br/><br/>
Hail to the chief :  the making and unmaking of American presidents / 
Robert Dallek. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - xxi, 232 pages ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-218) and index. 
<br/><br/>"The vision thing" -- Chameleons on plaid -- E pluribus unum: the virtues of consensus -- The power and limits of presidential personality -- In presidents we trust. 
<br/><br/> In Hail to the Chief, Robert Dallek, award-winning historian and acclaimed biographer of Lyndon Johnson, offers an unprecedented and engaging examination of presidential excellence - and its less distinguished counterpart. Dallek addresses five themes that have been typically manifested in successful administrations - vision, pragmatism, consensus, charisma, and trust - and traces how they have been played out by the forty-one men who have attained the highest rank of public service. From James Madison's facing the War of 1812 to Lincoln's leadership through the greatest crisis of the nation's history; from Hoover's inability to overcome the challenges of the Great Depression to LBJ's tragic miscalculations in Vietnam and his achievements in advancing civil rights; from the beneficent paternalism of FDR to the ruthless cynicism of Richard Nixon, Dallek offers a penetrating analysis of the presidency, the personalities who have defined it, and the strategies that led to their triumphs or defeats. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>078686205X 9780786862054 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>96008033  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>USA. President. <br/>USA--Präsident.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Presidents--History.--United States<br/>Politics and government<br/>Presidents.<br/>Geschichte.<br/>Geschichte.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Politics and government.<br/>EE. UU.--Política y gobierno.<br/>United States.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Presidents  United States  History United States  Politics and government 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E176.1  / .D34 1996 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973/.099