Professional Pathways to the Presidency

T. Marchant-Shapiro

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN: 9781349500840, 9781137471048
• eBook ISBN: 9781137471055
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: European Politics
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Presidential hopefuls frequently claim they are qualified because their job experience is the same as a great president. However they ignore the failed presidents who shared the same pathway. This book evaluates all the presidents systematically to determine how prior professional experience influences presidential performance.

Appendix

Resumes of the Presidents

George Washington

“The American Cincinnatus”

February 22, 1732–December 14, 1799

Mount Vernon

3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway

Mount Vernon, Virginia 22309

Education

1749	College of William and Mary, Surveyor’s Certificate

Political Experience

1789–1797	First President of the United States
1787	President, Constitutional Convention
1775	Delegate, Second Continental Congress
1774	Delegate, First Continental Congress
1758–1775	Member, Virginia House of Burgesses
1755	Losing Candidate, Virginia House of Burgesses

Other Work Experience

1759–1775	Plantation owner
1775–1783	General, Continental Army
1770	Justice of the Peace, Fairfax County
1752–1758	Militia Major, Virginia Regiment, 1753 Colonel, Virginia Regiment, 1755
1749–1750	Culpepper County Surveyor

Afterward

1797–1799	Plantation owner
1797–1799	Owner, largest whiskey distillery in the United States
1798–1799	Senior Officer, US Army
1788–1799	Chancellor, College of William and Mary

John Adams, Junior

“His Rotundity”

October 30, 1735–July 4, 1826

Peacefield

135 Adams Street

Quincy, Massachusetts 02169

Education

Honorary LLD	Harvard, 1781
AM	Harvard College, 1758 Admitted to Bar, 1758
BA	Harvard College, 1751–1755

Political Experience

1800	Losing candidate, President of the United States
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Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• One   Preparing for Greatness
• Two   Generally Popular: Military Experience
• Three   Heir Apparent: Vice Presidents
• Four   Washington Insiders: Members of Congress
• Five   From the Mansion to the White House: Governors
• Six   The Chosen Ones: Presidential Appointees
• Seven   The Business of the Presidency: Nonpolitical Experience
• Eight   Modeling Greatness: Evaluating the Pathways to the Presidency
• Appendix: Resumes of the Presidents
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index