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[[File:At_the_Margins.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px|<i>At the Margins</i>]]
Presidential leadership and its qualities are often assumed or imposed by the culture of the given age. While the Constitution and laws of the United States clearly lay out how the executive branch is suppose to act, there are many cases of interpretation and precedent involved in the powers and actions presidents have taken. Perhaps an example of this are the wars and conflicts the United States has fought over the last 70 years without formally declaring war. The following provides a top ten booklist of presidential leadership.
====Presidential Leadership====
1. Edwards, G.C. (1990) <i>[[Filehttps:Five Presidents Oval Office//www.jpg|thumbnail|Recent US presidentsamazon.com/gp/product/0300048998/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0300048998&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=9725ab522c921664cc147a6496f7de17 At the Margins: Presidential Leadership of Congress]]</i>. New Haven, Yale Univ Press.
Partisan politics in particular has, in the last few presidents, created difficulties for presidents to enact their agendas. Key challenges include how a president has, at least historically, often tried to be portrayed as a "national leader" for all Americans while still, in reality, act as the leader of a political party. The rhetoric given to the public often tries to combine election results with their agendas and platforms so that the winning party tries to display a form of mandate, while often in presidential politics various other factors may be at play as to why certain individuals or parties win power. Examples of this include the 2008 election, where Obama's victory was in party fueled by anti-Bush sentiment, including his own appeal, that had taken over the country. Nevertheless, this allowed Obama and the Democrats to enact a series of measures that have subsequently become highly contentious with conservatives and parts of the public.
3. Herring, P. (2006) <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074VFDYZC/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B074VFDYZC&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=bf69c370d7e690439d86157bee617f97 Presidential leadershipLeadership: the political relations The Political Relations of Congress and the chief executiveChief Executive]</i>. Library of liberal thought. New Brunswick, N.J, Transaction Publishers. Historians have debated what the nature of the presidency was intended by the founders of the United States. Alexander Hamilton explained the presidency as a need "energy" that helped to propel the legislative branch to action. In effect, the presidency was to be the engine of government rather than government or just another branch. Since Hamilton's time, the presidency has often varied between more centralized or even weak power. Perhaps what was not envisioned in the early United States is the degree to which partisan politics would sculpt policy.
[[File:Presidential_Leadership.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px|<i>Presidential administrations have often been remembered and at least partially defined historically by single acts or decisionsLeadership</i>]]4. For WashingtonRagone, it was the Whiskey rebellionN. & Velshi, for Truman it was his decision to support the was in Korea and subsequently fire Douglas MacArthur, while for John Kennedy it was decision to reach A. (2011) <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1616142375/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1616142375&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=9afe441659974f3989b23b637c08e45e Presidential Leadership: 15 Decisions that Changed the moon before the end of the 1960sNation]</i>. While other actions are remembered by these and other presidentsAmherst, specific speeches and decisions have defined the nation through the experiences or agendas put forthN. What the book demonstrates is that beyond laws enacted or agendas pushedY, it was speeches and choices made that defined the country and presidencyPrometheus Books.
Presidential administrations have often been remembered, and at least partially defined historically, by single acts or decisions. For Washington, it was the Whiskey rebellion, for Truman it was his decision to support the was in Korea and subsequently fire Douglas MacArthur, while for John Kennedy it was the decision to reach the moon before the end of the 1960s. While other actions are remembered by these and other presidents, specific speeches and decisions have defined the nation through the experiences or agendas put forth. What the book demonstrates is that beyond laws enacted or agendas pushed, it was key choices made that defined the country and presidency.
5. Dunn, C.W. (2007) <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008VRR8G8/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B008VRR8G8&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=40701d998d18ed3c10644ceed9a2c230 The seven laws Seven Laws of presidential leadershipPresidential Leadership: an introduction An Introduction to the American presidencyPresidency]</i>. Upper Saddle River, N.J, Pearson/Prentice Hall.
Dunn has analyzed presidents throughout US history and has concluded there are seven fundamental laws that drive presidential leadership, including its perception by the public and other politicians. These are the law of history, the law of rhetoric, the law of theory, the law of culture, the law of character, the law of politics and the law of management. Some of these laws may have changed in their importance but they are still critical to how Americans often remembers remember and values value their presidents.
6. Edwards, G.C. (2012) <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691154368/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0691154368&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=96cf9b7831b799001ce0e62a7e0ffb99 The strategic presidentStrategic President: persuasion Persuasion and opportunity Opportunity in presidential leadershipPresidential Leadership]</i>. Princeton, N.J.; Woodstock, Princeton University Press.
There are two major areas the president has to work with during his term. These are Congress and the public. Each is a different dynamic and one could be used against the other. Effective presidents have been able to navigate both areas through persuasion, rhetoric, effective leadership style, and using (or even manipulationof) public opinion.
7. Nye, J.S. (2013)<i> [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/069116360X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=069116360X&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=2f35ccf9dd6cf7b1ccaaae208d13b235 Presidential leadership and the creation Creation of the American eraEra]</i>. Richard Ullman Lectures. Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton University Press.
The twentieth century saw the rise of the United States as a global superpower. That rise was navigated by many presidents using their decisions and ethical understanding. Often, as the United States asserted its authority in the global stage, presidents have attempted to frame that rise as an ethical one that serves the United States and the wider world's interests.
8. Goethals, G.R. (2015) <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1138814253/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1138814253&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=713fc3a0023f941fa007bd215f8d1f8f Presidential leadership Leadership and African-Americans: ‘an ‘An American dilemma’ Dilemma’ from slavery Slavery to the White House]</i>. Leadership : research and practice series. New York, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
One great issue facing the United States has been race, particularly in regards to African Americans. Ever since the founding of the country, presidents have often attempted to balance different interests while also coming to terms with racial prejudice and shifting public attitudes. While some presidents took very bold decisions, including pushing the 13th Amendment in the Constitution for ratification, while others created a more hostile environment for African Americans also have had in times of great social and political change.[[File:Elusive_Victories.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px|<i>Elusive Victories</i>]]9. Meenekshi Bose (ed.) (2014) <i>U.S. Presidential Leadership at the UN, 1945 to navigate sometimes hostile leadershipPresent</i>. White House Studies. Hauppauge, New York, Nova Science Publisher’s, Inc.