PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH.   Term Paper ID:30590 Click to get this paper Essay Subject: Examines the leadership skills of President Bush following the terrorist attacks of 9/11.... More... 9 Pages / 2025 Words 16 sources, 24 Citations, MLA Format $36.00 Return to List of Papers Paper Abstract: Examines the leadership skills of President Bush following the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Argues that after the attacks, Bush responded well to the crisis, and displayed many of the skills and characteristics of an effective President. Discusses Bush's presidential leadership prior to 9/11. His response to the attacks. Cites examples. Paper Introduction: GEORGE W. BUSH AS PRESIDENTIAL LEADER This research paper examines the capacity and skills of President George W. Bush (Bush) for leading the United States effectively during the crisis created by the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington and related threats. Prior to the occurrence of the events of September 11, 2001, the extent of Bush's Presidential leadership potential was very much in doubt owing in large part to the public perception of him created during the recent presidential electoral campaign, the post-election dispute and Bush's performance during his first eight months in office. After a somewhat shaky start, Bush responded well to the crisis of September 11 and displayed many of the skills and characteristics of an effective President in dealing with the threat of Text of the Paper: The entire text of the paper is shown below. However, the text is somewhat scrambled. We want to give you as much information as we possibly can about our papers and essays, but we cannot give them away for free. In the text below you will find that while disordered, many of the phrases are essentially intact. From this text you will be able to get a solid sense of the writing style, the concepts addressed, and the sources used in the research paper. on the World Trade Center in to the public perception of him created during the characteristics of an effective President in According to Greenstein Professor Richard Neustadt a leadingstudent of the system work Greenstein agrees American these standards Bush did not appear The son of a former President the Bush family Some presidents with patricianbackgrounds notably Theodore and of polio fell squarely within the not beenparticularly successful in the the irresponsiblebehavior of many rich scions who were captivated many withhis straight talk Bush Albert Gore's seemingly arrogant and stiffpresentational such as more and more foreign leaders reinforced his image as a be Expectations were therefore low when presented a mixed picture He wasgenerally recognized to have selected of President Many of his publicpresentations appeared to campaign issue hisproposed tax cut through Congress polls were adequate in the percent range Kyoto Treaty on globalwarming and his blatant lackof readiness for the presidency In July the Economist a greatcountry and a great issue Since to deal with crises which were bothtraumatic and dangerous of the Cuban Missile Crisis Others who were confronted with War have beendealt with harshly by historians The Bush seemed to be somewhat hesitant in directly to the White House from Florida of many Americans Demands A During the next few weeks of somber confidence that the nation was defend its freedoms and way of life againstterrorists and nations leadership leaders andfollowers raise one another to in pursuit ofhigher purposes Apple said the nation is rallying that nearly percent of Americans supported his the United States will be their president has done much to leaders to prior terroristattacks such Clinton's feckless responses to the high ground FDR said the clarified Burns Preface Burns said the scenes Bush showed that he knows how to delegate Iranian hostage crisis Bush has crisis Bush proved adept at resolvingpotential strategic conflicts between Iraq and otherssuch as Secretary infavor of a one war leader growsmore comfortable making those decisions and more ready to to have referred to the Alliedcampaign against terrorism as a for the nation which was both responsive to bipartisan consensus at home and a stableinternational rest of the national security and law enforcementestablishment Much in a crisis must bedecisive Bush's Greatness as a a political leader is not leadership when he invoked moral arguments appealed to people's idealism high in publicpopularity polls historians have Will he be more successful in sustaining publicconfidence anddeny him a second term Does Bush have All that one can safely say is that Bush conduct of the presidency since W Jr No Middle Ground New York Beschloss Michael Bush Faces the Greatest Row Carlson Margaret A President Finds His From Core of Soul Bush Inspires Sept A Nixon Richard M Leaders New York Warner and skills of PresidentGeorge W Bush Bush for leading the extent of Bush'sPresidential leadership potential was very much a somewhat shaky start Bushresponded well to the willbe regarded by history as the central institution of thepolitical system and of the personal leadershipqualities he brings to and displays in averagepresidential leadership nor did the prevailing abilities and efforts and more to battle against ill-health in childhood and his exuberantpersonality and his father's wealth butwas a certifiable war hero in his overcome a serious drinkingproblem in the s McCain who came from a celebrated naval family tapped intothe the presidential campaigndebates where his personal warmth many to conclude that he wasfairly admissions thathe had little interest in the world great leaders have been great popular vote Bushhad no clear agenda to to Vice President Richard Cheney r team and worried about his image he education bills were gaining little traction inCongress antagonized by Bush's tendency towardunilateral moves is an idiot and Americans stilltend history suggests that for a national political leaderto deal withlife threatening foreign policy crises Most World War FDR during the Great Depression and theearly days Madison during the War of and Lyndon to be judged on whether he can take command and theSecret Service by heading for air force he is doing Mr Bush remains the National Cathedral on September Bush according to the seized the moral high ground declaring that the the leader andenables him to inspire the nation stricken nation reassure itwhile at the same time across the country vividly demonstrates No A Borger said nationcould have wished while also maintaining a a different man more confident determined and sureof his to actforcefully against terrorism contrasted clearly with in the early s his equivocal dealingswith Iranian Islamic es Salaamin In taking the moral high ground Bush when certain historic ideas in that Bush established a sense of purpose so pure soright Jimmy Carter whofell into the delegate is essential because the most precious asset Defense Paul Wolfowitzwho advocated immediate military action against nationstates who with the support ofa broad Nixon said as he grows accustomed toseeing large consequences he uttered his dead or alive' comment Bush conveyed the impression that he was on top of and the worldto follow in unprecedented circumstances He which perhaps should have been but were or Lincoln's initial efforts topreserve crisis However as Nixon pointed out in his Inaugural Address the Cuban Missile Crisis and in also was capable of empty public relations serving only perform Bush will face severe tests in the future as or will he succumb to public impatience and turn hisattention Does he have sufficient political skillsto keep partisan politics crisis Conclusion Bush is off to a promising R W Jr Awaiting the Aftershock of Inspirational Leadership Leadership in the News World Report Oct Burns In the Rough George Bush's Troubles the State of A Mr Bush's New Gravitas New York Statesman June What Did He Say New York Times GEORGE W BUSH AS PRESIDENTIAL LEADER This NewYork and the Pentagon in Washington and related recent presidentialelectoral campaign the post-election dispute dealing with thethreat of terrorism However presidential leadership in the s popularized the view thatin presidentsstrongly influence public policy but he adds the impact of before September topossess many of the qualities George H Bush Bush gave the impression that Franklin Roosevelt proved to beoutstanding leaders of the nation but American tradition of lifting up oil business and had basically been savedfrom failure by afforded a second chance thatordinary persons lacked During appeared to overcome McCain largely style At the same time Bush's appeal as the of our imports come from man of limitedbrain power and international experience Nixon in his he entered office A minoritypresident an overall outstanding cabinetespecially in the national security arena At be wooden even boring Carlsen said successfully but by mid many ofhis initiatives such as his but not out of the ordinary In foreign sponsorship of missile defense Stephens of the leftwingNew said the Bush presidency is stuck in the the end of the Cold War and withexception Abraham Lincoln during the Civil serious national crises and who failed events of September suddenlypresented Bush with an unprecedented challenge Apple his responseand drew criticism for The New YorkTimes in its editorial of Bush has displayed strong leadershipcapacity and in the lookingfor President A In his speech to a which harbor or support terrorists Nixon said higher levels of motivation and around its young largely untried leader as his rising approval September speech The New YorkTimes prudent as well as brave Mr master the complexities of thisnew global as Ronald Reagan's humiliating retreat from Lebanon Bin Ladenorganization's attacks on American Presidency is predominantly a place of moral leadership All all leadership isgoal-oriented The failure to set goals authoritywhile at the same time demonstrated thathe knows how to rely the more hawkish members of hisnational security team of State Colin Powell who urged the President to dealwith at a time' policy Bush demonstrated risk the resultsof his own errors Bush has made mistakes crusade which conjured up in the eyes the needs ofhis domestic audience coalition Much of what Bush has the same could have been said concerning Leader Bush has thus far exceeded rendered quickly JFK for example about serving big causes and set exciting ambitious goals tended to downgrade his actualachievements over time for a long protracted and often sufficient sophistication concerninginternational affairs to hold his national hasresponded exceptionally well as a political leader in September He facesvery severe challenges to his limited Times Sept A A Brauer Test New York Times Sept A Borger Voice Time Sept Greenstein Fred I ed Leadership Knight Ridder Tribune News Service Sept Books Stephens Andrew Bush Is An United States effectively during thecrisis created by the terrorist attacks in doubt owing in largepart crisis of September and displayed many of theskills and an outstanding presidential leader Bush Pre-September that a strong energetic president is necessary tomake office as well as the politicalcontext of the presidency By circumstances especiallyfavor the display of such talents his inherited wealth andthe reputation of FDR through his struggle to overcome the effects own right Bush in contrast had but this conduct bore resemblance to nation's tendency to identify with war heroes and and self-deprecating humor contrastedfavorably with Vice President ordinary This impression was buttressed by Bush's tendency to uttermalapropisms of ideas and his inability to pronouncethe names of some readers somethingwhich mediocre Yale student Bush never has pretended to govern Bush's first eight months in office suggested that he was not quiteready to assume the responsibilities was at his worst Bush effectively shepherded his signature' His popularity ratings in various such as his rejection of the to be deeply embarrassed by Boy George's gauchiness and be outstanding three conditions must be present a great man Presidents who have attainedhigh marks as leaders have had of World War II and JFK at the time Johnson due to his mishandling of the Vietnam actdecisively Awaiting A On September bases in Louisiana and Nebraskainstead of returning an untestedfigure in the eyes New YorkTimes struck the note UnitedStates was engaged in a war to According to Burns in the highestform of political leadership transforming exhorting it to remain steadfast on October that public opinion polls showed calm that must have reassuredthe world that purposes an assured appearance that should given citizens asense that the more limited andoften ambivalent responses of the nation's fundamentalists in the context of the Iran ContraScandal and Bill evidenced a clear sense ofpurpose and took the moral the life of thenation had to be that it left no room for moral relativism K Behind trap of micromanaging military affairs and politicalnegotiations during the of aleader is his own time Early in the hadsponsored terrorism such as especially Saddam Hussein's international coalition In nipping this controversy in the bud from making his own decisions the about Bin Laden It was imprudent and inflammatory for him his job in command andcharting a course has proved to be politicallyadept both in fashioning a not adequatelyforeseen by him and the the Union As Nixon put it the leader the finalverdict of history on calling for civil rights legislation displayed outstanding to coverup substantive deficiencies While JFK is still very he implements his anti-terrorism policy elsewhere Will the public lose patience with his leadership within acceptable limits The answers to thesequestions are unknown beginning as an effective national leaderas evidenced by his New York Times Sept A A Apple R Modern Presidency Fred I Greenstein ed Cambridge Harvard U P James MacGregor Leadership New York Harper the Bush Presidency Economist July Marquez Myricun Times Oct A President Bush's First Win New York Times Upfront March research paper examines the capacity threats Prior to theoccurrence of the events of September the and Bush's performance duringhis first eight months in office After it is much too soon to conclude that he the United States the presidency is thepresident is almost invariably a function associated in the past with above in large measure his prominence was dueless to his own each of them T R through hislifelong oneself by one'sown bootstraps John Kennedy had benefitted from the family fortune He had the Republican presidential primaries Senator John because hisefforts were better financed Bush's engaging personality emerged during type of personwith whom one would like to socialize led overseas What His clumsy Bushisms together with his unabashed book Leaders said virtually all who had failed to garner a majority of the the same time his seemingdeference when Bushlistened to his p faith-based charitable approach to socialproblems his energy and affairs Europeans seemed unimpressed and even Statesman said in June Bush trenches Bush's Response to the September Attacks Nixon said that of the Gulf War American presidents have not had to War WoodrowWilson during the First tomeasure up to their demands such as James said on September Bush is likely his decision to accept the advice of Cheney and September impatiently chided Bush he mustshow that he knows what process confounding many of his critics In his speechat joint session of Congress onSeptember Bush great leadership requires a great vision one that inspires morality Bush appeared to capture the mood of a ratings and theproliferation of flags complimented him for being as strong and forthright as the A It said he was crisis A Bush's clarion call for the nation after theattack on the marine barracks embassies in Nairobi and Dar our great Presidents wereleaders of thought at times is a sign of faltering leadership Marquez said making the key decisions Unlike on key subordinates to implement policy Nixon saidthe ability to such as Deputy Secretary of the Afghanistan Taliban Bin Laden situation first a growingconfidence in his capacity to lead along the way He appeared overly bellicose said Beschloss when ofMuslims an anti-Islam policy which was not Bush's intent Nevertheless but also a sensible path for the nation done is improvisational areaction to events FDR'sexperimental solutions to the Depression just about everyone's expectations in hishandling of the current at critical junctures such as for the nation and the world Brauer However Kennedy As Nixon noted purpose is not enough He theleader must frustrating war which may notalways go well security team and theinternational coalition together the early days of thecurrent but growing capacity and skills as apresidential leader Works CitedApple Carl M John F Kennedy The Endurance Gloria Naive No More U S in the Modern Presidency Cambridge Harvard U P K Mr Bush's Most Important Speech New York Times Sept Idiot But Don't Tell the Europeans New on the World Trade Center in to the public perception of him created during the characteristics of an effective President in According to Greenstein Professor Richard Neustadt a leadingstudent of the system work Greenstein agrees American these standards Bush did not appear The son of a former President the Bush family Some presidents with patricianbackgrounds notably Theodore and of polio fell squarely within the not beenparticularly successful in the the irresponsiblebehavior of many rich scions who were captivated many withhis straight talk Bush Albert Gore's seemingly arrogant and stiffpresentational such as more and more foreign leaders reinforced his image as a be Expectations were therefore low when presented a mixed picture He wasgenerally recognized to have selected of President Many of his publicpresentations appeared to campaign issue hisproposed tax cut through Congress polls were adequate in the percent range Kyoto Treaty on globalwarming and his blatant lackof readiness for the presidency In July the Economist a greatcountry and a great issue Since to deal with crises which were bothtraumatic and dangerous of the Cuban Missile Crisis Others who were confronted with War have beendealt with harshly by historians The Bush seemed to be somewhat hesitant in directly to the White House from Florida of many Americans Demands A During the next few weeks of somber confidence that the nation was defend its freedoms and way of life againstterrorists and nations leadership leaders andfollowers raise one another to in pursuit ofhigher purposes Apple said the nation is rallying that nearly percent of Americans supported his the United States will be their president has done much to leaders to prior terroristattacks such Clinton's feckless responses to the high ground FDR said the clarified Burns Preface Burns said the scenes Bush showed that he knows how to delegate Iranian hostage crisis Bush has crisis Bush proved adept at resolvingpotential strategic conflicts between Iraq and otherssuch as Secretary infavor of a one war leader growsmore comfortable making those decisions and more ready to to have referred to the Alliedcampaign against terrorism as a for the nation which was both responsive to bipartisan consensus at home and a stableinternational rest of the national security and law enforcementestablishment Much in a crisis must bedecisive Bush's Greatness as a a political leader is not leadership when he invoked moral arguments appealed to people's idealism high in publicpopularity polls historians have Will he be more successful in sustaining publicconfidence anddeny him a second term Does Bush have All that one can safely say is that Bush conduct of the presidency since W Jr No Middle Ground New York Beschloss Michael Bush Faces the Greatest Row Carlson Margaret A President Finds His From Core of Soul Bush Inspires Sept A Nixon Richard M Leaders New York Warner and skills of PresidentGeorge W Bush Bush for leading the extent of Bush'sPresidential leadership potential was very much a somewhat shaky start Bushresponded well to the willbe regarded by history as the central institution of thepolitical system and of the personal leadershipqualities he brings to and displays in averagepresidential leadership nor did the prevailing abilities and efforts and more to battle against ill-health in childhood and his exuberantpersonality and his father's wealth butwas a certifiable war hero in his overcome a serious drinkingproblem in the s McCain who came from a celebrated naval family tapped intothe the presidential campaigndebates where his personal warmth many to conclude that he wasfairly admissions thathe had little interest in the world great leaders have been great popular vote Bushhad no clear agenda to to Vice President Richard Cheney r team and worried about his image he education bills were gaining little traction inCongress antagonized by Bush's tendency towardunilateral moves is an idiot and Americans stilltend history suggests that for a national political leaderto deal withlife threatening foreign policy crises Most World War FDR during the Great Depression and theearly days Madison during the War of and Lyndon to be judged on whether he can take command and theSecret Service by heading for air force he is doing Mr Bush remains the National Cathedral on September Bush according to the seized the moral high ground declaring that the the leader andenables him to inspire the nation stricken nation reassure itwhile at the same time across the country vividly demonstrates No A Borger said nationcould have wished while also maintaining a a different man more confident determined and sureof his to actforcefully against terrorism contrasted clearly with in the early s his equivocal dealingswith Iranian Islamic es Salaamin In taking the moral high ground Bush when certain historic ideas in that Bush established a sense of purpose so pure soright Jimmy Carter whofell into the delegate is essential because the most precious asset Defense Paul Wolfowitzwho advocated immediate military action against nationstates who with the support ofa broad Nixon said as he grows accustomed toseeing large consequences he uttered his dead or alive' comment Bush conveyed the impression that he was on top of and the worldto follow in unprecedented circumstances He which perhaps should have been but were or Lincoln's initial efforts topreserve crisis However as Nixon pointed out in his Inaugural Address the Cuban Missile Crisis and in also was capable of empty public relations serving only perform Bush will face severe tests in the future as or will he succumb to public impatience and turn hisattention Does he have sufficient political skillsto keep partisan politics crisis Conclusion Bush is off to a promising R W Jr Awaiting the Aftershock of Inspirational Leadership Leadership in the News World Report Oct Burns In the Rough George Bush's Troubles the State of A Mr Bush's New Gravitas New York Statesman June What Did He Say New York Times If this paper is not what you are looking for, you can search again: Search for: or Click here to request an essay written just for you.