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Goodwin tells us the stories of four presidents who showed good leadership—Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, FDR and LBJ. She describes their childhood—poverty, privilege, and in between, their education—very little (mostly self taught), public education including a state teachers’ college to tudors and elite institutions. Goodwin takes us through the crises that she thinks helped form them-deaths of parents and loved ones, ill health, and depression. Two of them stepped into office from the vice presid
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This is the perfect listening companion as I finish my course in moral leadership. It brings to life the qualities of leadership and the commitment of the four presidents whose stories she shares. As always, Goodwin brings her larger than life characters to life in a way that the reader can relate to as she shares their dramatic stories.
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