By Brian Lamb & Susan Swain
The complete
rankings of our best -- and worst -- presidents, based on C-SPAN's much-cited
Historians Surveys of Presidential Leadership.
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, the 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
provides not just a complete ranking of our presidents, but stories and
analyses that capture the character of the men who held the office. 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.
As America looks
ahead to our next election, this book offers perspective and criteria that may
help us choose our next leader wisely.
About the Authors
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 Public Affairs. She lives in the
Washington, DC, suburbs.
ISBN 978-1541774339,
Public Affairs, © 2019, Hardcover, 560 pages, Photographs & Illustrations, Appendices,
Bibliography & Index. $32.00. To purchase this book click HERE.
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