Good President Qualities

Every good president has had multiple qualities that have made people like them and vote for them. Some of these great qualities are demonstrating a willingness to serve. A president needs to demonstrate a willingness to serve because if they do not a problem that they do not feel like solving may arise and could doom the country. Confronting challenges in the best interest of the people is another good quality to possess. A president should not face problems with the mentality of their own interests; they should face it with the mentality of the people. Also seeing both sides of an issue and compromising is a great quality for a president. If the president only looks at one side he or she would not make the right decision. If the president can not compromise with other countries and his or her people then nothing would …show more content…
This will lead to most of the country not liking to president or the government in general because their side of the issue is never addressed. The relationship that is kept is more important than the outcome of the issue at hand. (“13” para. 11) Former President Mr. Abraham Lincoln once again did a great job at this. Mr. Lincoln saw both sides of the problem with slaves between the North and the South. He made a final decision that slavery was wrong and that it had to be stopped. ("Qualities" para. 7) Mr. Kennedy had to see both sides of the Civil Rights movement when the University of Alabama would not let any black students into the college. Many protest broke out and Mr. Kennedy had to listen to both sides to make a decision. He was trying to persuade both sides to make the right decisions. (“Qualities” para. 9) He was going to pass the Civil Right Bill, but before he could sign it he was assassinated. (“Qualities para.