The American Leadership Tradition: Moral Vision from Washington to Clinton
About this audiobook
How much does character affect leadership? Most Americans believe a president’s private activities bear little relation to his public-policy decisions. Yet we also believe that moral vision plays a role in strong leadership. Marvin Olasky systematically examines the bond between morals and politics in the lives and careers of thirteen noted American leaders. From George Washington, Henry Clay, and Booker T. Washington to Woodrow Wilson, John F. Kennedy, and Bill Clinton, Olasky looks closely at the connections between religion, sexual practices, and political decisions. Through these examples, Olasky demonstrates how a man’s character shows its stamp repeatedly during a career. He argues that while faithfulness in marriage may be no guarantee of faithfulness to the country, faithlessness is a leading indicator of trouble.
About the author
Marvin Olasky is editor in chief of World and the author of twenty-eight books, including Reforming Journalism and The Tragedy of American Compassion. He is also dean of the World Journalism Institute and an elder in the Presbyterian Church in America. He was a Yale Daily News and Boston Globe reporter, wrote a syndicated column, and taught journalism and history for twenty-five years at The University of Texas at Austin. He has been married for forty-five years and has four sons.
Charles Colson, well-known syndicated columnist, author, and international speaker, is founder of Prison Fellowship and host of the daily radio commentary BreakPoint. An honors graduate of Brown University and George Washington Law School, he served from 1969 to 1973 as special counsel to President Richard M. Nixon. Colson’s articles appear in national secular and Christian magazines. He has written twenty-five books, the most recent of which is The Good Life. Charles Colson donates the royalties from his books to Prison Fellowship.
Jeff Riggenbach (1947-2021) narrated numerous titles for Blackstone Audio and won an AudioFile Earphones Award. An author, contributing editor, and producer, he worked in radio in San Francisco for more than thirty years, earning a Golden Mike Award for journalistic excellence.
