Political leadership for the new century: personality and behavior among American leaders

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Preface Introduction by Linda O. Valenty and Ofer Feldman Overview: Assessing Personality and Behavior Among American Leaders The Qualitative Study of Presidential Personality by Fred I. Greenstein Political Leadership: Some Methodological Considerations by Betty Glad Motivation and Political Leadership by David G. Winter Quantitative Analysis: Contributions to the Study of Personality and Bahavior U.S. Presidents as Conflict Managers: The Operational Codes of George Bush and Bill Clinton by Mark Schafer, Michael D. Young, and Stephen G. Walker Motive Imagery and Integrative Complexity: Bill Clinton, George Mitchell, and The Northern Ireland Peace Talks by Linda O. Valenty and M. Betsy Carroll The Political Personality of U.S. Presidential Candidate George W. Bush by Aubrey Immelman Assessments of America's Chief Executives: Insights from Biographers and Objective Personality Measures by Steven J. Rubenzer, Thomas R. Faschingbauer, and Deniz S. One Qualitative Analysis: Contributions to the Study of Personality and Behavior Studying Images and Their Impact on Behavior: The Case of the Carter Administration by Jerel Rosati John F. Kennedy as Dramatic Leader by Robert E. Gilbert Cloak and Swagger: Personality and Leadership in the Vice-Presidency of Spiro T. Agnew by Scott W. Webster Governing a Divided America in the New Millennium: Heroic versus Reflective Leadership by Stanley A. Renshon References Index