Presidential Qualities the Qualities of a Good

Presidential Qualities

The Qualities of a Good President

Parents

In 1963, former President Dwight D. Eisenhower stated in an interview that he felt there were six qualities that a president needed to be successful. Among these were qualities were moral judgment, and understanding of what makes America a uniquely great nation, the ability to keep one's wits in a crisis', ability to choose good advisors, experience, and a strength of character. These are timeless qualities that make a good president, and something that your own son, possesses.

Standing before you is your son, a person who possesses many of these qualities and would make a very good president. First of all there is experience, can you say that your boy, who came from Alabama and served his country with distinction in the Army, does not have experience. The Army give a person an abundance of life experience beyond what civilians could get. And if there is one thing the Army teaches a soldier, it is to keep one's wits in the heat of battle. Any crisis the president could be called upon to handle is something a soldier is already trained for.

Eisenhower also asserted that moral judgment, for instance, the difference between lying and telling the truth, or the ability to make sound decision without reaching for extreme solutions, led to a person having self-restraint. This is a very important quality in a president, one that you have seen demonstrated by your son time and again. Your son does not lie, or seek easy, immoral solutions to difficult problems, he faces them head-on and does not shrink from responsibility.

If there is one thing that experience has taught the man standing here it is to surround oneself with the best people available. It does no good to have sycophants surround a president who only say what they believe the president wants to hear. It is vitally important for a president to have accurate and objective information and advice, not simply surround themselves with what Eisenhower called "satraps." (Time) The man standing here is fully aware of this and will not tolerate flattering rhetoric, it is clear, objective information for this president.

Eisenhower was a military general as well as a president, and his presidency was considered successful. He understood the qualities which made a good president, and knew that these qualities could be found more in American military men than in politicians. The man standing before you is an experienced soldier who also possesses the qualities that Eisenhower claimed to be necessary for a president to be successful.

Female Teenager

It is difficult for teenage girls to understand how important the president of the United States is when it comes to the direction of your lives. While school, friends, cars, and parties are what seems important to you, the President of the United States can take all those things away from you. He can deny you the chance to go to college, he can make things you like illegal, and he can send you boyfriends away to fight in the army. The president can influence whether or not you can have a successful career, or be stuck in a dead-end job for the rest of your life. But most of all, the President of the United States can influence whether your children, when you have them, will ever have a chance at a decent life. For these reasons, and more, it is vital you realize how important the presidency is.

When you were children your parents took care of everything for you, and in a way, the president is like your parents. A good president will keep the economy going well so you don't have to worry about it, as well as make certain your rights as women are protected, so no one will take them away. You want the president to make certain you have decent healthcare and a chance to go to college, get a good job, and marry whom you please. But mostly you want a president who will do these things without too much interference in your lives; someone who will respect your rights and decisions and fight for them.