American Presidents Qualities

Best Qualities of American Presidents Throughout the existence of the United States, presidents have come and gone that have left impressions on the country. Their actions would shape how the country currently is. Many of the greatest presidents this country has had have excelled in certain traits and qualities. Those qualities would define how they would be looked on by history. The qualities that make a great presidents are charisma, political braveness, and intelligence. The first and most important quality is charisma. Charisma is the charm that a person has that can inspire people. It’s important for a president to have it so the people are inspired by them and want to work to make a better country. Lincoln would show his charisma during …show more content…
Another important thing is that charisma makes a person likeable which is always beneficial for a leader. The better a president 's image is the more he can usually accomplish. While Lincoln’s charisma did some part in convincing representatives to pass the 13th amendment the main reason it happened was due to some legally questionable moves like delaying the peace envoy. Continuing on, John F. Kennedy had the highest average approval rating at over 70% which would make him the most popular president of all time. His charisma would carry him through his election and during his presidential career. He used his youthful looks as a figure of strength and he seemed like he would be a great president. While his actual career was lackluster with the failed invasion of the bay of pigs, he would put his charisma to good use in convincing the Russians to back down from the Cuban missile crisis. His charisma would be his ultimate downfall when he would be assassinated during a parade through Dallas. No one actually know why he was killed but, i think it was partially due to that he was so popular that certain people started to dislike him. Franklin Roosevelt was another popular …show more content…
Intelligent presidents tend to avoid making mistake that can become detriments to the country. Lincoln’s intelligence is shown when he delays the peace envoy which would surely make the 13th amendment not pass. While this move might not really be legal it was necessary to end slavery once and for all. If the peace envoy made it they would agree on ending the war as long as the 13th amendment wouldn’t pass. Since everyone wanted the war to end they would all choose to stop the amendment than keep the war going. Lincoln realized that the entire point of the war was about slavery and if they stopped now the entire war would have been for naught. JFK’s intelligence was shown during the Cuban Missile Crisis where he realized that he needed to prevent war from breaking out and set up a direct phone line to Russia for negotiations. This allowed Kennedy to have direct contact with the Russian government to keep the situation from spiraling out of control. With some many military units around Cuba, both parties needed perfect communication. Kennedy managed to prevent all out war from happening and keeping the country safe. FDR’s intelligence was shown during his first 100 days in office where he passed many bills that would turn the country around from the great depression. These first hundred days would be key to FDR’s long presidency as he made the country