5th Edition
The Presidential Character Predicting Performance in the White House, With a Revised and Updated Foreword by George C. Edwards III
Biography
James David Barber was a Duke University political scientist and provocateur best known for exploring the psychology of Oval Office aspirants and occupants. He spent years as a consultant to "NBC Nightly News" and as a board member of the Poynter Institute, a center for the study of journalism and media ethics in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Praise for the Original Edition of The Presidential Character
“Given the imposing power of our Presidents today, there are few subjects of greater import; and Barber has written an important book on the subject.”
Bruce Mazlish in The New York Times
“Comes closer to the truth about why presidents do what they do than any other author.”
Hugh Sidney in Life Magazine
“The most original, most provocative, and most daring study of the presidency of the past decade... A major intellectual breakthrough.”
James MacGregor Burns (late of Williams College and the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership of the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland)
