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The Modern Presidency
8.6 Perception, Character, Leadership Style, Crises
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8.6a Public Perception
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8.6a Public Perception• “A president either is constantly on top of
events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt that I could let up for a moment.”
oHarry S. Truman
• “Being a president is like riding a tiger. You have to keep on riding or be swallowed”
o Harry S. Truman
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8.6a Perception• Perception = Success/Failure• Perception affected by…
o Personal Popularity• Characteristics
o Vision / Inspire …. Steady Leadership … Toughness … Speaking
• Security (Threats) & Prosperity (Economics)
• Coattail Effect?
o Powers to Persuade• Three Audiences:
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8.6a Perception• Powers to Persuade cont.
o Bully Pulpit …. National Audience
• Getting the message out” / spin
o “Honeymoon period”
• 100 day benchmark
• Approval ratings (WSJ)o Dailey Pollso Highs
• Bush (post 9-11)• Truman
o Lows• Bush (post Iraq invasion)• Truman & Nixon (23% / 24%)AP U.S. GOVERNMENT TIMPANOGOS HIGH
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8.6a Presidential Popularity – Term of
Office
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Presidential Popularity – Term of
Office
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Presidential Popularity – Success w/
Congress
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8.6a Perception - Media• Presidents greatly Scrutinized (Media & Public) • Bush……. Obama (SNL),
• Historical Rankings
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8.6b The President’s Agenda
• All presidents have an agendao Johnson = Great Society, War
on Povertyo Nixon = o Regan = Small government,
Peace through strengtho Clinton = Health Care,
Efficient governmento Bush = Education, War on
Terrorismo Obama = Health Care,
Immigration, Middle Class…
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Character & Style
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8.6b Character & Style• Individual presidents bring a unique blend of character
and ledership style to the presidency
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8.6b Character & Style
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8.6b Style of Leadership• Styles of Leadership – Define, Advantages/
Disadvantages, Exampleso Ad hoc
o Circular
o Pyramid
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CrisesEvery President Inevitably Faces Some Crisis
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Harry S. Truman• Senator, VP (Roosevelt)
• Domestic:
• National Security:o Cold War – Nuclear Arms Raceo Korean War
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Harry S. Truman
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Dwight D. Eisenhower• Supreme Commander of
Allied Forces, WWII
• Domestic:o Civil Rights
• National Security:o Korean War o Cold War - Nuclear Arms Raceo U-2 Affair
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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John F. Kennedy• Congressman (MA)
• Domestico Race Relations / Civil
Rights
• National Securityo Bay of Pigso Cuban Missile Crisis
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John F. Kennedy
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Lyndon B. Johnson• Senate majority leader, VP
• Domestico Civil Rightso Domestic unrest (vietnam)
• Crisiso Vietnam
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Richard M Nixon• VP (Eisenhower)
• Domestico Civil Unrest (Vietnam)o Watergate
• National Securityo Vietnam (Cambodia)
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Richard M Nixon
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Jimmy Carter• Governor, Georgia
• Domestic
• Crisiso Iran Hostage Crisis
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Jimmy Carter
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Ronald Reagan• Actor, Governor (CA)
• Domestico Political fallout (Iran Contra)
• Crisiso Fall of Soviet Communismo Iran Contra
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Ronald Reagan
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George H.W. Bush• VP (Reagan), CIA Director
• Domestic• Economic downturn
• National Security Crisiso Gulf War
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Bill Clinton• Governor, Arkansas
• Domestic Policyo Scandal / Impeachment
• Crisiso Somaliao Serbia
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George W. Bush• Governor of Texas
• Domestico WMD Fallout
• National Security Crisiso 9/11…. War on Terrorismo Afghanistano Iraq
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George W. Bush
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Barrack Obama• Senator (Illinois)• Domestic
• National Security Crisis:o 2008 Economic crisiso War on Terrorism - ISIS
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Barrack Obama
Politics Case Study - Obama First
Term• 2010 Mid term
Electionso Democrats loose the House
• Obama retreats to Foreign Policy – more controlo Adopts Bush’s tactics in the
war on terrorism – “Doubles down” on some programs
o Exception = enhanced interrogation
o Angers his liberal base
• Stimulus ($800 billion)o Bipartisan approach – Tax cutso Party line vote – No Republicans
voted for it
• Invites Wall Street Executives to the White House o Moderate approach – let them off
the hook
• Takes on Health Care Reformo Wants to bipartisan, but gets no
Republican supporto Vote goes forward and passes –
every Republican voted against it
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Overview• Federal Power, The Presidency, & the Constitution
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Finis
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