Dead Center: Clinton-Gore Leadership and the Perils of Moderation

by James MacGregor Burns, Georgia Jones Sorenson

A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and a noted presidential scholar journey beyond the scandals to provide an in-depth analysis of the Clinton administration, discussing Clinton's centrist leadership style and its impact on the Democratic party and its ideals.

Genres: History

416 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

An award-winning author of presidential and leadership studies, James MacGregor Burns was the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Government Emeritus at Williams College and Distinguished Leadership Scholar at the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership of the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, College Park. He received his bachelor's degree from Williams College and his Ph.D. in political science from Harvard, and he also attended the London School of Economics. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he was past president of the American Political Science Association and the International Society of Political Psychology.