TY - BOOK AU - Gergen,David R. TI - Eyewitness to power: the essence of leadership : Nixon to Clinton SN - 9780743203227 AV - JK516.G367.E949 2005 PY - 2005/// CY - New York PB - Simon and Schuster KW - Presidents KW - United States KW - Case studies KW - Executive power N1 - 1 (pages 553-566) and index; Richard Nixon: 1. The stuff of Shakespeare --; 2. The bright side --; 3. Why he fell; Gerald Ford: 4. A man of character; Ronald Reagan: 5. The natural --; 6. A Rooseveltian style --; 7. Secrets of the great communicator; Bill Clinton: 8. Dreams and disappointments --; 9. Riding the roller coaster --; 10. Assessing his leadership; Conclusion: Seven lessons of leadership; 2 N2 - Few Americans have observed the ups and downs of presidential leadership more closely over the past thirty years -- ER -