EIGHT Toward a Theory of Character and Presidential Performance

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Forewo ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Prologue 1
6. Introduction: Frameworks of Analysis 5
7. PART I The Concept of Psychological Suitability
8. ONE The Psychological Suitability of Presidents in an Era of Doubt 25
9. TWO Assessing the Psychological Suitability of Presidential Candidates: Ethical and Theoretical Dilemmas 49
10. PART II Assessing the Psychological Health of Presidential Candidates
11. THREE Psychological Health and Presidential Performance: A Foundation for the Assessment of Psychological Suitability 75
12. FOUR Is the Psychological Impairment of Presidents Still a Relevant Concern? 96
13. FIVE Assessment at a Distance: A Cautionary Case Study of the 1964 Presidential Campaign 122
14. SIX Psychological Health in the 19j2 Presidential Election: The Case of Thomas F. Eagleton 146
15. PART III Character and Presidential Performance: T h e o r y and Assessment
16. SEVEN Toward a Framework for Analyzing Presidential Performance: Some Observations on a Theory of Character 179
17. EIGHT Toward a Theory of Character and Presidential Performance 205
18. NINE Character and Judgment in the 1988 Presidential Campaign: A Case Study of Gary Hart 231
19. TEN Bill Clinton as a Presidential Candidate: What Did the Public Learn? 255
20. ELEVEN William J. Clinton as President: Some Implications of Character for Presidential Performance 280
21. PART IV Assessing Psychological Suitability: T h e R o l e of the Press and Presidential Campaigns
22. TWELVE The Private Lives of Public Officials: Observations, Dilemmas, and Guidelines 313
23. THIRTEEN Election Campaigns as a Tool for Assessing the Psychological Suitability of Presidential Candidates 334
24. PART V Assessing Psychological Suitability: Some Applications
25. FOURTEEN Asking the Right Questions of Presidential Candidates: Some Suggestions and Guidelines 359
26. FIFTEEN Conclusion: The Good Enough President 380
27. APPENDIX 1 Some Observations on Method: Cases, Data, and Analysis 401
28. APPENDIX 2 A Model of Character: Dynamics, Development, and Implications for Presidential Performance 409
29. APPENDIX 3 Preparing Political Leaders for Power: A Supplement to Assessing Psychological Suitability 412
30. Notes 439
31. Bibliography 479
32. Subject Index 497
33. Name Index 512