Word: succession
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...trustworthiness. Both are devoted family men and each has a deep religious faith. Carter is a born-again evangelical; Ford is an Episcopalian who participates in weekly White House prayer meetings. Says Georgetown University's Political Scientist Jeane Kirkpatrick: "They come from modest origins, having achieved personal success with hard work. Neither has the style of an urban sophisticate like a Kennedy or Roosevelt. Both have high levels of self-control...
...explains the importance of presidential character in national leadership. Character is only one of five elements Barber cites (the others: world view, style, power situation, climate of expectations). But character is the crucial one, the compass setting for an Administration, often the element that tips the balance between success and failure...
While the spiritual underpinning of Carter's candidacy is a major factor in his success, there is nothing in his public or private life that suggests he is a religious fanatic. As Governor, he maintained a strict separation of church and state, even canceling a series of official prayer breakfasts in the statehouse, which had been started by an earlier Governor. Moreover, while his religion may help sustain him over the long political haul (he says he sometimes prays as often as 25 times a day), the most important factors in his rise have been his intelligence...
...news this week that the endowment has risen by more than 11 per cent for the second consecutive year, and that the University will report a surplus for the first time since fiscal year 72-73 prove the success of the shift to the wholly owned financial management subsidiary...
...times of stress, to support her habits and nurture her ambitions. For all Lisa's rebellion, she had won little independence." Fortunately, such pat answers are rarely proferred; they serve mainly to remind one how little the authors do intrude, a temporary annoyance that underlines their general success...