Table of Contents

Introduction, Kenneth L. Deutsch
1. George Washington, Gary L. Gregg II
2. Benjamin Franklin , David Tucker
3. Publius, Sean D. Sutton
4. John Adams, Bruce P. Frohnen
5. Thomas Jefferson, Stephanie P. Newbold
6. John Marshall, Phillip G. Henderson
7. Alexander Hamilton, Michael P. Federici
8. Andrew Jackson, Troy L. Kickler
9. Daniel Webster, Johnathan O’Neill
10. John Calhoun, H. Lee Cheek
11. Henry Clay, Hans Schmeisser
12. Abraham Lincoln, Joseph R. Fornieri
13. Frederick Douglass, Peter C. Meyers
14. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Emily Krichbaum
15. Susan B. Anthony, Natalie Taylor
16. Theodore Roosevelt, Jean M. Yarbrough
17. Woodrow Wilson, Christopher Burkett
18. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Will Morrisey
19. Harry S. Truman, Elizabeth Spalding
20. Dwight David Eisenhower, Phillip G. Henderson
21. John F. Kennedy, Patrick J. Garrity
22. Martin Luther King, Giorgi Areshidze
23. Lyndon B. Johnson, William J. Atto
24. Richard Nixon, David Frisk
25. Ronald Reagan, Mark Blitz
26. Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump, Jeff Crouch, Mark J. Rozell

About the Author

Joseph R. Fornieri is professor of political science at Rochester Institute of Technology and the director of the Center for Statesmanship, Law, and Liberty. He is the author of several books, including Abraham Lincoln, Philosopher Statesman.

Kenneth L. Deutsch (1945–2015) was professor of political science at the State University of New York, Geneseo.

Sean D. Sutton is professor of political science at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Reviews

"From Abraham Lincoln to Donald Trump, American Statesmanship is a kaleidoscope of the good, the bad, and the ugly and an examination of why, despite the evolution of statesmanship in America, we remain a 'House Divided.' This book is relevant and necessary at this time." —Frank J. Williams, former chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court and founding chair of the Lincoln Forum

"The elusive question of statesmanship—presidential, legislative, and judicial—is handled with thought-provoking originality by an impressive roster of experts in this important volume of essays. In an age in which, more than ever, we need statesmen (and stateswomen) of the caliber described in this collection, here is a book that will serve as both an inspiration and a guide." —Harold Holzer, author of The Presidents vs. the Press and winner of the Gilder-Lehrman Lincoln Prize

“American Statesmanship informs readers without trying to give them a set of implausible directions. It shows the failures and successes of actual leaders. It connects their policies, character, and practices to broader questions of morality and prudence.” —James F. Pontuso, author of Nature’s Virtue