The author draws upon the four presidents she has studied most closely—Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson—to show how they recognized leadership qualities within themselves and were recognized as leaders by others. She traces their development as leaders from their first entries into public life through disruptive events that threatened to shatter their ambitions to their ability to summon their talents to confront the dilemmas of their times. Parallels can be drawn for educational leadership.
Reviewed by Carol Campbell, PhD
Vice President for Education
Southwestern Union Conference
Authors: Dennis Shirley and Andy Hargreaves
