#156 Part I: The Strategic President's 'Bully Pulpit' - Persuasion, Effectiveness, and Civility

Friends & Fellow Citizens

Teddy Roosevelt once coined the term 'bully pulpit' to describe an ideal speaking platform for one's agenda. But this begs many questions. The public can hear the President, but does the public actually listen? Is the Electoral College a democratic system for choosing our national leader? Does civility matter for Presidents?
Released on the day before Election Day 2024, this conversation features Sherman speaking with Dr. George C. Edwards III. One of the leading presidential scholars of our time, Dr. Edwards is Texas A&M University Distinguished Professor Emeritus and has authored or edited 27 books. A researcher who enjoys asking and answering the questions no one else has asked, he details the opportunities and limitations of persuasion by American Presidents.
Be sure to stay with us and listen to Part 2 of our conversation: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1255184/15791682
Amazon.com links to Dr. Edwards' books on the U.S. presidency:
The Strategic President: Persuasion and Opportunity in Presidential Leadership
On Deaf Ears: The Limits of the Bully Pulpit
Prisoners of Their Premises: How Unexamined Assumptions Lead to War and Other Policy Debacles
Why the Electoral College is Bad for America

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