OSHER 932 - Servant Presidents: Leadership Lessons from Washington, Lincoln, & Franklin Roosevelt

In this election year of 2016, it is worthwhile to consider what are the qualities that we seek in our leaders. Using examples from the lives of our three greatest presidents, the course will address this fundamental question. The premise of the course is that the great presidents saw themselves mostly as servants, whose primary duty was to ensure that the highest priority needs of the people were addressed. Although these needs varied during the time of each of these leaders, the standard was that expressed in the Preamble of the Constitution, to "... secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity."