The Presidential Character Author:James David Barber Here is the key to why our Presidents act as they do - a new way to understand their real motives. James David Barber has studied presidents from Taft to Nixon, and has discovered that they seem to fit into four distinct categories. One of these human types will most likely be a failure in office, while another will probably be successful. How t... more »he incredible power of the American Presidency is wielded, and where the President leads the nation, depends to an alarming degree on the quirks. the idiosyncracies of one very human individual. Professor Barber demonstrates his revolutionary technique of predicting Presidential performance through engrossing analyses of various Presidents.« less