ABSTRACT
Now in paperback, this perceptive psychological portrait of Clinton and his presidency investigates whether Clinton has demonstrated the necessary qualities of judgment, vision, character and skill, as well as his ambition and extreme self-confidence. Renshon traces the development of Clinton's character from his early family experiences to his adolescence and long political career, including the controversy surrounding Clinton's draft-dodging and marriage.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |16 pages
Introduction
part |2 pages
PART I. PRESIDENTS, PSYCHOLOGY, AND THE PUBLIC
chapter |16 pages
Public Psychology: The Legacy of History
part |2 pages
PART II. THE CHARACTER OF BILL CLINTON
chapter |14 pages
Character and the Presidency
chapter |18 pages
Ambition
chapter |24 pages
Character Integrity
chapter |26 pages
Relatedness
chapter |24 pages
Character and Presidential Psychology
part |2 pages
PART III. GROWING UP, COMING OF AGE
chapter |21 pages
His Mother's Son
chapter |17 pages
Adoration and Abandonment: The Clinton Family
chapter |17 pages
Some Consequences of Hope: A Tale of Two Women
chapter |16 pages
Vietnam and the Draft
chapter |27 pages
A Life's Choice: Hillary Rodham Clinton
part |2 pages
PART IV. THE POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES OF CHARACTER
chapter |14 pages
Judgment and Leadership: The Core of Presidential Performance
chapter |24 pages
Clinton’s Presidency
part |2 pages
PART V. CONCLUSION