The presidential difference in the early republic -- The foundational presidency of George Washington -- John Adams : absentee chief executive -- Thomas Jefferson and the art of governance -- The anticlimactic presidency of James Madison -- The political competence of James Monroe -- The political incompetence of John Quincy Adams -- Andrew Jackson : force of nature -- Presidents, leadership qualities, and political development.
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