Profiles in leadership / Isaacson, Walter

A collection of essays written by current historians discusses the components of great leadership and reflects upon why FDR was a more successful Depression-era leader than Hoover and why Grant was one of the best presidents in American history.

Contains essays in which American historians attempt to understand the qualities of effective leaders as seen in the lives of George Washington, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Robert Kennedy, Chief Joseph, J. Pierpont Morgan, and others.