The Resource Greatness in the White House : rating the presidents, Washington through Carter, Robert K. Murray and Tim H. Blessing
Greatness in the White House : rating the presidents, Washington through Carter, Robert K. Murray and Tim H. Blessing
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- Summary
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- "A narrative account of the survey of almost 1,000 professional historians on what constitutes a successful performance in the presidency, this survey tells us almost as much about the thinking and biases of historians as it does about the nature of the American presidency. Besides comparing past presidential polls and constructing a ranking list of the nation's chief executives, this study examines why historians rate presidents the way they do, and it analyzes those qualities and traits historians look for in a successful president. It also delimits what constitutes a failing performance in the White House and marks the major pitfalls that almost assuredly lead to an adverse historical verdict. In the process, the study demonstrates that there is not always a close correlation between what historians say a president should do and what historians obviously feel when actually ranking the performances of the presidents of the United States. This study should prove enlightening not only to the historical profession but to the general public, political pundits, newscasters, public officials, and all presidential aspirants, and even to past and present occupants of the White House and their staffs."--Publisher's website
- "A narrative account of the survey of almost 1,000 professional historians on what constitutes a successful performance in the presidency, this survey tells us almost as much about the thinking and biases of historians as it does about the nature of the American presidency. Besides comparing past presidential polls and constructing a ranking list of the nation's chief executives, this study examines why historians rate presidents the way they do, and it analyzes those qualities and traits historians look for in a successful president. It also delimits what constitutes a failing performance in the White House and marks the major pitfalls that almost assuredly lead to an adverse historical verdict. In the process, the study demonstrates that there is not always a close correlation between what historians say a president should do and what historians obviously feel when actually ranking the performances of the presidents of the United States. This study should prove enlightening not only to the historical profession but to the general public, political pundits, newscasters, public officials, and all presidential aspirants, and even to past and present occupants of the White House and their staffs." --Publisher's website
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 145 pages
- Note
- "The presidential performance study."
- Contents
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- A game for all seasons: past presidential polls
- The Murray-Blessings ratings
- Do appearance and background affect presidential success?
- Character and personality as rating criteria
- Presidential relationships as a factor in success
- Administrative achievements and presidential greatness
- Reactions to presidential rankings and presidential performances
- Conclusions
- Notes
- Appedixes
- Isbn
- 9780271006598
- Label
- Greatness in the White House : rating the presidents, Washington through Carter
- Title
- Greatness in the White House
- Title remainder
- rating the presidents, Washington through Carter
- Statement of responsibility
- Robert K. Murray and Tim H. Blessing
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "A narrative account of the survey of almost 1,000 professional historians on what constitutes a successful performance in the presidency, this survey tells us almost as much about the thinking and biases of historians as it does about the nature of the American presidency. Besides comparing past presidential polls and constructing a ranking list of the nation's chief executives, this study examines why historians rate presidents the way they do, and it analyzes those qualities and traits historians look for in a successful president. It also delimits what constitutes a failing performance in the White House and marks the major pitfalls that almost assuredly lead to an adverse historical verdict. In the process, the study demonstrates that there is not always a close correlation between what historians say a president should do and what historians obviously feel when actually ranking the performances of the presidents of the United States. This study should prove enlightening not only to the historical profession but to the general public, political pundits, newscasters, public officials, and all presidential aspirants, and even to past and present occupants of the White House and their staffs."--Publisher's website
- "A narrative account of the survey of almost 1,000 professional historians on what constitutes a successful performance in the presidency, this survey tells us almost as much about the thinking and biases of historians as it does about the nature of the American presidency. Besides comparing past presidential polls and constructing a ranking list of the nation's chief executives, this study examines why historians rate presidents the way they do, and it analyzes those qualities and traits historians look for in a successful president. It also delimits what constitutes a failing performance in the White House and marks the major pitfalls that almost assuredly lead to an adverse historical verdict. In the process, the study demonstrates that there is not always a close correlation between what historians say a president should do and what historians obviously feel when actually ranking the performances of the presidents of the United States. This study should prove enlightening not only to the historical profession but to the general public, political pundits, newscasters, public officials, and all presidential aspirants, and even to past and present occupants of the White House and their staffs." --Publisher's website
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Murray, Robert K
- Dewey number
- 353.03/1/0922
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- E176.1
- LC item number
- .M955 1989
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Blessing, Tim H
- Series statement
- Pennsylvania State University studies
- Series volume
- no. 50
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Presidents
- Presidents
- United States
- Label
- Greatness in the White House : rating the presidents, Washington through Carter, Robert K. Murray and Tim H. Blessing
- Note
- "The presidential performance study."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A game for all seasons: past presidential polls -- The Murray-Blessings ratings -- Do appearance and background affect presidential success? -- Character and personality as rating criteria -- Presidential relationships as a factor in success -- Administrative achievements and presidential greatness -- Reactions to presidential rankings and presidential performances -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Appedixes
- Control code
- 18463456
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- viii, 145 pages
- Isbn
- 9780271006598
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 88028124
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (WaOLN)1183301
- Label
- Greatness in the White House : rating the presidents, Washington through Carter, Robert K. Murray and Tim H. Blessing
- Note
- "The presidential performance study."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A game for all seasons: past presidential polls -- The Murray-Blessings ratings -- Do appearance and background affect presidential success? -- Character and personality as rating criteria -- Presidential relationships as a factor in success -- Administrative achievements and presidential greatness -- Reactions to presidential rankings and presidential performances -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Appedixes
- Control code
- 18463456
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- viii, 145 pages
- Isbn
- 9780271006598
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 88028124
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (WaOLN)1183301
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