Presidential Greatness

Marc Landy, professor of political science at Boston College, is the author of The Politics of Environmental Reform; Sidney M. Milkis is professor of government and senior scholar at the Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. He is the author of The President and the Parties.

A searching analysis of what constitutes presidential greatness. Scholars and informed citizens alike will find it both challenging and inspiriting. - William E. Leuchtenburg, author of In the Shadow of FDR; ""For anyone interested in presidential politics - which should be all of us - this book is essential reading."" - Douglas Brinkley, author of The Unfinished Presidency; ""At a time when presidents and the presidency itself are on trial, it is good to have this thoughtful study."" - James MacGregor Burns, author of Leadership