How Did George Washington Conceptualize The Presidency

George Washington conceptualized the presidency by believing that government must serve the people’s interest rather than benefiting themselves. For that reason, he despite the idea of an ideal party. He feared that political parties would benefit their own self-interesting instead of uniting each other. In such case, Washington asserted that the executive have to be impartial by noting that “even respectable character’ contemplated monarchy ‘without horror’ if it would rescue the nation from an otherwise inevitable factional strife and anarchy” (90). He sees himself as a vital link to his people rather remaining neutral so he can pull the country back together. In a similar way, he celebrates the fact that he did not have children because …show more content…
Jefferson was able to get anything pass through cooperation instead of having a constant fight with Congress. He mastered to way to get things done through persuasion and “articulation of a program in the public interest that truly transcends party” (111). Even when he sent Lewis and Clark off to the expedition he took it upon himself to advise them to respect the people encountered in their journey because they might have been someday been valuable to the nation.
James Monroe conceptualized the presidency by gaining consensus within his cabinet and then utilizing the strength of his cabinet members to gain representation of his program. He wanted to be sure that he had weighted his carefully all of his alternatives and their possible outcome before deciding. He uses his good judgment though he may not have been as intelligent as the previous presidents. He did not use the power of the party leadership to influence congress but merely veto legislation passed by congress only if it was