Presidential biography is, by its nature, out of scale; no character is bigger, no action greater, than the person and the doings of the American president.
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If you do a serious presidential bio, you want to supply the reader with maximum material because otherwise you're offending the reader. A president for many people is a serious thing and they want to know everything.
Few American presidents are held in higher esteem than Thomas Jefferson. Though historians have scrutinized every phase of his long public career and found him wanting in a number of respects, he holds an unshakable place in the pantheon of American heroes.
When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making.
Presidents have an impact on the nature of our nation.
You can use a biography to examine political power, but only if you pick the right guy.
One of the more fatuous remarks I've heard in recent days is that 'My Life,' Clinton's autobiography, is too long and, at almost 1,000 pages, short it is not. But this man was for eight years the President of the most powerful country on earth.
The functions of the president are prescribed by the Constitution, but his real achievements are not set by the letter of the law. They are determined rather by his personality, the weight of his influence, his capacity for managing men, and the strength and effectiveness of the party forces behind him.
Most of the things that need to be said about the President are things he can't say himself.
The presidency is the most visible thread that runs through the tapestry of the American government. More often than not, for good or for ill, it sets the tone for the other branches and spurs the expectations of the people.
Inspiration is an underexamined part of political life and presidential leadership.
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