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- Title
The Historical Presidency: Few and Mostly Far Between: Reflections on Intellectuals as Presidents.
- Authors
Cooper, John Milton
- Abstract
Intellectuals as presidents are few-seven in all-and mostly far between: the two Adamses, Jefferson, and Madison early on; the first Roosevelt and Wilson early in the last century; and Obama most recently. The early cluster springs in part from social recruitment and education then prevailing. The later pair also came at a time of elevated public discourse. The latest seems to be a product of sheer chance. The intellectualism of the latter three was self-conscious and mostly constructive to their presidencies. The prospects for future intellectuals as presidents are not bright.
- Subjects
UNITED States; PRESIDENTS of the United States; INTELLECTUALS; ADAMS, John Quincy, 1767-1848; ADAMS, John, 1735-1826; MADISON, James, 1751-1836; ROOSEVELT, Theodore, 1858-1919; WILSON, Woodrow, 1856-1924; OBAMA, Barack, 1961-; HISTORY
- Publication
Presidential Studies Quarterly, 2017, Vol 47, Issue 4, p789
- ISSN
0360-4918
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/psq.12398