In this blog post, you will be making a recommendation about your president for inclusion or rejection from the new monument, which will include a larger scope of American history. Your task is not merely a reaction to the typical conventional wisdom of the great American presidents, but rather a researched report on why a president should be considered for this honor or rejected.
To do this, you will use the textbook discussion of presidential character and the article provided in class from political scientist and scholar Fred Greenstein. Your recommendation should include a somewhat comprehensive view of the president. In other words, do rely on one point; consider the many hats of the presidency and analyze your presidential choice as chief legislator, commander-in-chief, chief executive, head of state, chief of party, chief diplomat, and guardian of the economy. For each area you analyze, give the president an A through F grade to allow easier comparisons.
After all recommendations have been received by the Committee to Redefine Rushmore, members will vote and carving will begin.
