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Professor

Fred I. Greenstein

(
1930
–
2018
)
Princeton University
;
Princeton, NJ
Political scientist; Educator
Area
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specialty
Political Science
Elected
1976

 

Fred I. Greenstein is Professor of Politics Emeritus at Princeton University. His books include Children and Politics (1965), Personality and Politics (1969), The Hidden-Hand Presidency: Eisenhower as Leader (1982), How Presidents Test Reality (1989, with John P. Burke), The Presidential Difference: Leadership Style from FDR to Barack Obama (2009), and Inventing the Job of President: Leadership Style from George Washington to Andrew Jackson 2009. His research and writing are on the study of personality and politics and the impact of the personal qualities of American presidents on their public performance. His particular focus is on the so-called modern presidents -- those who have served since Franklin D. Roosevelt's accession to the presidency.

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