The Presidential Character

Predicting Performance in the White House, With a Revised and Updated Foreword by George C. Edwards III

af James Barber

In the run-up to the 2020 presidential elections, the question of presidential character has never been more urgent. Covering US presidents from Taft to H. W. Bush, and with a new foreword bringing in Trump, this book uses research-based political psychology, history, and biography to project the performance of candidates as president.