Introduction: The effective President -- John F. Kennedy: a cautious reformer -- Lyndon B. Johnson: a force of nature -- Richard M. Nixon: a tragic hero? -- Gerald R. Ford: a good man -- Jimmy Carter: the engineer president -- Ronald Reagan: a romantic with vision -- George H.W. Bush: the patrician -- Bill Clinton: the politician -- George W. Bush: the risk taker -- Barack Obama: transformational or transactional leader? -- Conclusion: Presidential leadership revisited.
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