Steven F. Hayward

Steven F. Hayward analiza cuatro rasgos comunes en ambos estadistas, ingredientes imprescindibles en cualquier buen político: imaginación, visión, resolución e independencia de carácter y pensamiento. Y desvela después otros cuatro rasgos que ambos compartieron como gigantes de la política: los dos lucharon contra el comunismo, y uno inició y otro concluyó la Guerra Fría. Los dos tomaron las riendas de sus países en momentos de grave crisis política y de confianza nacional. Los dos afrontaron su vida y su mandato con toneladas de voluntad y con un sentido del humor legendario. Y ambos fueron vilipendiados antes, durante y después... Pero su grandeza ha podido más, y hoy nos queda su ejemplo.

This book reveals a man who has been given a dangerously free pass by historians, but who in reality is not only a failed ex-president, but as vindictive as he is egotitical, and a self-righteous bus

Larry Schweikart, a retired history professor, is ready to set the record straight on the American presidents. He goes through each of the first 26 presidents from Washington to Taft and debunks myths, lies, and fake news made fact by the uninformed. Discover why George Washington favored American isolationism; James Madison supported states rights; what Lincoln promised to Southerners about fugitive slaves; and why nineteenth-century presidents were the last to understand the true role of government. So what made these presidents so much better than the ones America has now? Schweikart argues that recent commanders-in-chief have welcomed crises to advance their own partisan agenda, defied the separation of powers the Founders carefully constructed to preserve the Republic, and given us every reason to doubt they take the countrys interests to heart.

A book to challenge the status quo, spark a debate, and get people talking about the issues and questions we face as a country!

Success often depends on the strength of a single quality: leadership. Winston Churchill is universally recognized as one of the 20th century''s great political leaders and his words ring just as true in the world of commerce. A wise, witty, and inspiring leader, Churchill ran Great Britain like a great corporation. "Perhaps the finest book on practical leadership ever written." Brian Tracy Churchill on Leadership demonstrates that the principles that guided Churchill ably translate to private industry today. Author Steven F. Hayward gives strong evidence that, if you remove Churchill from his political context, he would have the resume to be among the great business leaders of any age. Churchill: was a financier (as chancellor of the Exechequer) and labor negotiator (as home secretary) managed a large transportation network (as head of the British Navy) and far-flung property holdings (as colonial secretary) persevered through bankruptcies and other financial disasters conceived and introduced innovative new products over the opposition of his colleagues, and reorganized major production operations in the midst of crisis. (...)

Success often depends on the strength of a single quality: leadership. Winston Churchill is universally recognized as one of the 20th centurys great political leaders and his words ring just as true in the world of commerce. A wise, witty, and inspiring leader, Churchill ran Great Britain like a great corporation."Perhaps the finest book on practical leadership ever written." Brian Tracy Churchill on Leadership demonstrates that the principles that guided Churchill ably translate to private industry today. Author Steven F. Hayward gives strong evidence that, if you remove Churchill from his political context, he would have the resume to be among the great business leaders of any age. Churchill: was a financier (as chancellor of the Exechequer) and labor negotiator (as home secretary) managed a large transportation network (as head of the British Navy) and far-flung property holdings (as colonial secretary) persevered through bankruptcies and other financial disasters conceived and introduced innovative new products over the opposition of his colleagues, and reorganized major production operations in the midst of crisis. With wit and insight, Hayward reveals Churchills secrets for business success from assembling and inspiring a first-rate team to preparing a wise budget, from communicating a vision to structuring effective meetings, from acting decisively to rebounding from a failure. Laced with epochal events from the historical stage, enlivened with stimulating speculation, and leavened with wit, Churchill on Leadership is both an enjoyable read and a thought-provoking lesson on leadership.

The incredible unexplored connections between two of historys greatest leaders Ronald Reagan and Winston Churchill were true giants of the twentieth century, but somehow historians have failed to notice the many similarities between these extraordinary leaders. Until now. In Greatness, Steven F. Haywardwho has written acclaimed studies of both Reagan and Churchillgoes beneath the superficial differences to uncover the remarkable (and remarkably important) parallels between the two statesmen. In exploring these connections, Hayward shines a light on the nature of political genius and the timeless aspects of statesmanshipcritical lessons in this or any age.A swift-moving and original book, Greatness reveals: The striking similarities between Reagans and Churchills political philosophies: the two were of the same mind on national defense, the economy, and many other critical issues What made both Reagan and Churchill so effective in the public arenaincluding their shared gift for clearly communicating their messages to the people The connecting thread of the Cold War, which was bookended by Churchills Iron Curtain address of 1946 and Reagans Tear Down This Wall speech of 1987 The odd coincidences that mark everything from their childhoods to their shifts from Left to Right to their shared sense of personal and national destinyUltimately, Hayward shows, the examples of Churchill and Reagan teach us what is most decisive about political leadership at the highest levelnamely, character, insight, imagination, and will. Greatness also serves as a sharp rebuke to contemporary historians who dismiss notions of greatness and the power of individuals to shape history. Hayward demonstrates that the British historian Geoffrey Elton had it right when he wrote, When I meet a historian who cannot think that there have been great men, great men moreover in politics, I feel myself in the presence of a bad historian.

Those who say that were in a time when there are no heroes, they just dont know where to look. President Ronald Reagan, January 20, 1981Hero. It was a word most Americans werent using much in 1980. As they waited on gas and unemployment lines, as their enemies abroad grew ever more aggressive, and as one after another their leaders failed them, Americans began to believe the countrys greatness was fading.Yet within two years the recession and gas shortage were over. Before the decade was out, the Cold War was won, the Berlin Wall came crashing down, and America was once more at the height of prosperity. And the nation had a new hero: Ronald Wilson Reagan.Reagans greatness is today widely acknowledged, but his legacy is still misunderstood. Democrats accept the effectiveness of his foreign policy but ignore the success of his domestic programs; Republicans cheer his victories over liberalism while ignoring his bitter battles with his own partys establishment; historians speak of his eloquence and charisma but gloss over his brilliance in policy and clarity of vision. From Steven F. Hayward, the critically acclaimed author of The Age of Reagan: The Fall of the Old Liberal Order, comes the first complete, true story of this misunderstood, controversial, and deeply consequential presidency. Hayward pierces the myths and media narratives, masterfully documenting exactly what transpired behind the scenes during Reagans landmark presidency and revealing his real legacy. What emerges is a compelling portrait of a man who arrived in office after thirty years of practical schooling in the ways of politics and power, possessing a clear vision of where he wanted to take the nation and a willingness to take firm charge of his own administration. His relentless drive to shrink government and lift the burdens of high taxation was born of a deep appreciation for the grander blessings of liberty. And it was this same outlook, extended to the worlds politically and economically enslaved nations, that shaped his foreign policy and lent his statecraft its great unifying power.Over a decade in the making, and filled with fresh revelations, surprising insights, and an unerring eye for the telling detail, this provocative and authoritative book recalls a time when true leadership inspired a fallen nation to pick itself up, hold its head high, and take up the cause of freedom once again.

The Age of Reagan brings to life the tumultuous decade and a half that preceded Ronald Reagans ascent to the White House. Drawing on scores of interviews and years of research, Steven F. Hayward takes us on an engrossing journey through the most politically divisive years the United States has had to endure since the decade before the Civil War. Hayward captures an America at war with itselfand an era whose reverberations we feel to this very day. He brings new insight into the profound failure of Lyndon Johnsons Great Society, the oddly liberal nature of Richard Nixons administration, the significance of Reagans years as Californias governor, the sudden-death drama of his near defeat of Gerald Ford in the 1976 Republican primary, the listlessness of Jimmy Carters leadership, and the political earthquake that was Reagans victorious presidential campaign in 1980.Provocative, authoritative, and majestic in scope, The Age of Reagan is an unforgettable account of the rebirth and triumph of the American spirit.