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Title: Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership Nixon to Clinton by David Gergen ISBN: 0-7432-0322-4 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 30 October, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.31 (35 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Book With Keen Insight!
Comment: EYEWITNESS TO POWER is an excellent book on several levels.
One, David Gergen is obviously a pro who has, "been there, done that," and has some truly fascinating insights into the daily workings of the White House under Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton. I was most taken with his fair treatment of all of these leaders.He tells many tales of the men - warts and all. Gergen offers praise that might surprise you at times and gets tough at times on presidents he clearly admired.
Two, Gergen does a remarkable job of describing the Nixon White House - before, during and after Watergate. He has plenty bad to say about the demons that haunted Nixon and the hurt it did our country. However, he also looks at Nixon in a balanced perspective that stresses the intellect of the former president and his truly amazing abilities in the international arena. It is during Gergen's look at the Nixon presidency that we see the highs and lows all equally presented and Gergen telling it as he saw it. It is clear he had a great respect for Nixon's strategic mind. At the same time, he gives us an intriguing look at Nixon's personality that foretold his downfall.
Three, This is a book about leadership. EYEWITNESS TO POWER should be read by all of those in positions of leadership - whether in the public sector, private enterprise or running a local organization. He focuses on the leadership abilities of all four of these men and has some very astute observations that will benefit men and women to become better and more effective leaders.
Four, Gergen comes from the communications field. This brings a superb look at these presidents from the perspective of a speechwriter and offers much help to those starting out in public relations and/or journalism.
Finally, Gergen, as a Republican, had an interesting tenure with President Clinton that is described with wit and with a sense of disappointment with what might have been. He is clear about his respect for Bill Clinton's political mind and calls him one of our brightest presidents. On the other hand, he saw a president not quite grown up and "settled down" (no further explanation necessary). However, the bottom line on Bill Clinton is he thinks he is a good man who has a few character flaws that prevented him from being a possibly great president. This portion of the book is very fair and balanced from a lifelong Republican political operative.
I can highly recommend EYEWITNESS TO POWER, not just for political or history junkies, but for anyone who is looking to lead a company, an organization, or maybe even a nation! Gergen, with great insight - gives us a great read.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Superb Examination Of The Modern Presidency
Comment: I read this book quite quickly and with ease. Despite the serious issues, which Gergen sets out to examine, It is done with great style and with an eye to the less politically attuned. The first thing you grasp is the sheer length of time he has spent at the highest levels of the American Government and during the most difficult times like Watergate and the attempted assassination of President Reagan. He examines in detail many of the characteristics, which determined the success or failure of all the Presidents since Nixon. He looks at their personality their intelligence, their management of the White House as well as their relationship to the congress in terms of achieving policy positions adopted during their terms. He looks at the issue of integrity versus intelligence particularly in his examination of the Clinton years at the White House. Once you read the book you will clearly see that his favorite presidents are men who possess the integrity which give the office its prestige and stature. This is not to say that he is judgmental about Presidents who have fallen short of the mark he gives the reader the assessment and allows you to draw a different conclusion as to the reasons and circumstances surrounding a poor judgement call by a chief executive. I cannot recommend this book highly enough to people both in politics and citizens who want a greater quality in terms of national leadership both in the United States and around the world.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great book to help understand what makes a leader.
Comment: After giving a first hand account of four U.S. Presidents (Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton), David Gergen provides qualities which make a good leader. This, however, though it is the conclusion of the book, isn't the most beneficial part of the book. By giving in depth accounts of four different presidencies you see how one President runs the country so much different form another. Also it gives the analysis of events from a point of view that is very uncommon. It really makes it so you can begin to know the real men who served in the oval office, not the man that the media portrayed. Sure, Gergen has his biases, but if you can look through them, you can get an amazing picture of the some of the more recent Presidents.
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Title: Jack: Straight from the Gut by Jack Welch, John A. Byrne ISBN: 0446528382 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 11 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Behind the Oval Office : Getting Reelected Against All Odds by Dick Morris ISBN: 1580630537 Publisher: Renaissance Books Pub. Date: 16 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: My American Journey by Joseph Persico, Colin L. Powell ISBN: 0345407288 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 30 June, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Cycle of Leadership : How Great Leaders Teach Their Companies to Win by Noel M. Tichy, Nancy Cardwell ISBN: 0066620562 Publisher: HarperBusiness Pub. Date: 20 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: The Presidency in a Separated System by Charles O. Jones, Bruce K. MacLaury ISBN: 0815747098 Publisher: The Brookings Institution Pub. Date: June, 1994 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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