Pathway To The Presidency Chapter 3 Summary

The article I chose for this assignment was Power and the Presidency, From Kennedy to Obama written by Robert Dallek. I found this to be a very interesting article. This article is tied in with this week’s chapter because this week’s chapter was on the president. This article was on the increases in power of the executive branch. I learned more about the increase in power in the office of the president and how it has changed over time. I learned that the President’s control over foreign affairs has been growing since the Theodore Roosevelt administration. I learned Kennedy greatly expanded the power of the presidency particularly in the area of foreign affairs. I learned that by the early 1960s, the president had become the principle architect

Stephan Grover Cleveland born March 18, 1837 died June 24, 1908. He was born in Caldwell, New Jersey. His father was a minister of the Presbyterian church of the English. They were the first to migrate from England to Masschusets in 1635. He was related to General Moses Cleveland, whom in which Cleveland, Ohio was named after.

This book is a bold work by George C. Edwards in which he shares his views of the political system in the US and how it has evolved over time. He has touched almost every president since the 1930s and brought to light some interesting details about how presidents have followed patterns and used their own style of actions to meet their unique objectives. The book describes in detail the attitudes of presidents and reflects his views on presidency. For instance, he has expressed three premises about presidential leadership: public support is used as a social resource by president, presidents must take interest in the problems of the people in order to actually garner support rather than just delivering speeches, and the public can be mobilized successfully by permanent campaigns.

With the end of World War Two and the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt, the United States emerged on the global stage as one of the planet's great economic and military powers. It is safe to say that with America's change in status, and in conjunction with profound industrial and technological change, that presidential leadership would necessarily have to transform yet again to meet a new era; nowhere could two different styles of leadership to meet the age be seen than in the Cold War administrations of Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy. Both men would exhibit a unique style of leadership suited to the personality of each, and each style could be considered to characterize the administration of each president, but nevertheless, both men would also use very similar leadership styles when necessary in order to attain certain policy goals.

“Presidents may be active or passive in terms of the effort invested in their jobs; they also may be positive or negative about their positions (Maltese, 164). In regards with President Bill Clinton and President Franklin D. Roosevelt, James Barber identifies them as an “Active-positive”. Active-positives display personal growth and stability, which they take pleasure in their job and the challenges they face with power productivity to pursue their objectives. Also, they pragmatic political figures that possess flexibility in their pursuit of achieving their goals and are willing to alter or abolishing their goals rather than experience severe consequences (Maltese, 164).

For instance, the power of the presidency remains constant: success built on the million dollar loans and financial support of a wealthy family nor the poverty suffered through for most of one’s life alters the power of the position. The obstacles they overcame to reach the presidency will not determine the perception of Harry S. Truman or Donald Trump as presidents; rather, their actions while in office dictate how the public eye identifies them. Washington’s rationale crumbles under such circumstances. Academic feats additionally demonstrate the manner in which Washington’s definition of success fails to stand. Many scientists- such as Julian Percy, who developed many of the chemical formulas still used today, or the woman who initially discovered the foundational principle that genes turn on and off- had to overcome racist and sexist barriers to reverse the stigma in the scientific community and receive credit for their accomplishments . Despite having a more difficult path to success, they will not receive any more distinguished of a Nobel Prize in science than the men who discovered the double helix of DNA. Science solely cares about the end result. In fields like science and politics, Washington’s concepts about success simply do not align with

Condoleezza Rice’s determination is one of the many ways she demonstrates leadership. To begin with, Condoleezza rice received a low score on her SAT; however she didn’t let that get in the way

President Ronald Reagan’s speech “A Time for Choosing” was my selection for this assignment. Prior to his presidential election, Ronald Reagan was catapulted forward in his career by his motivational speech later titled by some simply as “The Speech”. At the time, Regan had recently changed from a long-standing Democrat to a Republican. Although his speech was unable to prevent President Lyndon Johnson’s ultimate win, it was very memorable due to the emotionally powerful and deeply moving presentation. Creating an unknown, yet powerful pull for his inevitable position as President. By conveying his points with such an emotional drive, “A Time for Choosing” became one of the most important speeches of his career. The soon to be President delivered this speech with strong words many Americans were not prepared to hear but came to accept. A speech that created many questions and provided many answers managed to express a level of emotion that seemed urgently calm. As one of President Reagans greatest speeches “A Time for Change” provided the world with a preview of a President in the making.

Across time, political leaders have often been remembered for their greatness by how they faced challenges than with what particular skills or abilities they had during their time in office. This statement is known to be true as political leaders are often expected to solve certain issues or challenges when in office and if their contributions benefit the state or country. Additionally, history books, records, and scholarly journals will take note of a leader’s response to challenges, how they are handled, and if the issue is solved more than whether they adequately used certain skills and abilities to solve the problem. In short, challenges, when faced, allow the political leaders to be remembered more so than their talents.

To begin with, the structuring ambition of the selection presidency did indeed shift through each of the benchmarks. Originally, the Founders wanted a selection system that would prevent the use of popular arts (Ceaser, pg 29), meaning that they wanted to avoid someone being selected just because they talked about topics in which stirred interests rather than be selected for being the best qualified. This is why they desired a president who was selected on public service, forcing candidates to do things for the public in order to be selected, in order to be elected by the Electoral College. Jefferson actually took a step away from this, by bringing in issue formation into the selection process, causing a shift in electoral alignment.

She also learned how to increase revenue and productivity. Instead of hiring a large number of part time workers like she did in the past she hired full time employees instead. She had to less employees to pay, this means in increase in revenue. This also means that the workers were more productive because they worked more hours. This allows

The modern presidency has in a sense become a double-edged sword in that presidents have become beneficiaries of anything positive that can be attributed to government, but also can be blamed for anything bad occurring in society. Quite simply, the modern president has become the center of our political system (The Modern Presidency, 2004). The men who have dealt with this double-edged sword known as the modern presidency have often walked a very fine line between effectiveness and ineffectiveness, but all have attempted to use their power in one way or another.

Ms. Joyner is a very talented. creative and flexible person, always makes herself available to help her co-workers. I believe that Mrs. Joyner will be an excellent Administrator, with her energy, experience and dedication she will take any opportunity to a complete success.

The course of a presidency is shaped by decisions made before inauguration day. The choices a president-elect makes when staffing their White House determines how they will use the precious time they will spend in the Oval Office. The management style of a president is a function of the president’s personality with consequences for the future of the country. George W. Bush and Barack Obama are different men who constructed for themselves distinctly different White Houses, each with their own priorities, strengths, and weaknesses.

When people asked her about her past she’d crinkle her nose; “Oh let’s not go back, let’s go forward!” and smile.