Remembering Major American Statesmanship Models in Time of Leadership Challenges
Abstract: From July 4, 1776, the very day when New England (the present USA) declared their independence to our present times, forty-six presidents have ruled the country. Next to the presidents considered as supreme magistrates, other Americans have proven to be eligible for statesmanship because they led their movements, people and organizations with rare talent underpinned by values. Yet, from the arrival of the first European settlers in the New World (the American continent) and specifically in New England, several forms of barbarism loomed up. On the long list, some barbaric treatments of the human made history with the eradication of the Native American tribes, the institutionalization of slavery, the American Civil War, and more recently, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, to list a few. Inspired by John A. Gueguen, Jr.?s (1981) ?Statesmanship and the Crisis of Political Leadership in America,? this study offers a guided tour in the museum of the American lore full of life lessons of leadership and statesmanship. In a world of frenetic presidential and other political ambitions that involve holding high public offices, revisiting leader-statesmen?s careers imposes as a must.
Keywords: American leadership, American statesmanship, democracy, leader-statesman, USA
How to Cite?: Mouhamed DIOP, "Remembering Major American Statesmanship Models in Time of Leadership Challenges", Volume 13 Issue 7, July 2024, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 679-685, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR24712181807, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR24712181807