You're the Inspiration -Or Not

摘要

This year's candidates may have the greatest gap in oratorical skills since FDR and Hoover, says historian Allan Lichtman. But do great public speakers make great presidents? Top orators-FDR, JFK, Reagan-tend to be great presidents because they use their bully pulpit to lead in crisis. But Truman and Eisenhower, well-regarded presidents, were not rhetoricians. (Harding, one the poorest-rated leaders, was noted for his verbal abilities.)