Abstract
Since 2001, journalists, scholars, and average U.S. citizens have considered “presidential character” when selecting candidates and evaluating presidential policy-making. Likewise, international news reports relating to the U.S. presidency post-9/11 consider the presidential self when evaluating both the individual and the nation. This chapter examines this trend toward presidential character to illustrate the ways that Presidential Studies scholars have adjusted their research in the wake of the terrorist attacks of 2001.
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Thanks to the Pew Research Center, to the Washington Post and to Media Tenor for access to their data and surveys. Thanks also to Emory & Henry College and the University of Mary Washington for financial support. An earlier version of this paper was presented at the 9/11 and the Academy Conference at Emory & Henry College in Emory, Virginia, during November 2015. All interpretations and errors remain the author’s responsibility.
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Farnsworth, S. (2019). Studying the Presidency After 9/11: Re-considering Presidential Character in Domestic and International Contexts. In: Finney, M., Shannon, M. (eds) 9/11 and the Academy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16419-5_7
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