Ever since the American Revolution, potential presidents have all been categorized based on what and how they portray themselves to the community. “Temperament” is defined as “the usual attitude, mood, or behavior of a person...”(Webster Dictionary, 2016), so naturally this concept has been applied to people who want to become a president. There are four general temperaments that are used to categorize presidents.“Guardians, Idealistic, Artisan, and Rational.” All of which have their advantages and disadvantages. In the excerpt “Presidential Temperament” by Keirsey, the excerpt uses an anecdote over Teddy Roosevelt’s famous speech using graphic imagery depicting Roosevelt’s determination to deliver his speech after being shot. “It was a rousing …show more content…
According to Keirsey, “Roosevelt and McKinley both reacted to the shooting in ways quite consistent with their life-long, unchanging temperaments...Roosevelt as a spontaneous, ebullient adventurer, and McKinley as a serious and kindly caretaker”(Keirsey, Presidential Temperament). Naturally, the way two president’s reacted to the situation …show more content…
Starting with Barack Obama, I would label him as an Artisan president because of his widely praised nomination back in 2008. Barack Obama’s character and the way he expressed himself had a huge influence on people who were voting for him back in 2008. I personally believed that his remarkable character helped him build strong support which helped him clinch the democratic nomination at the last minute from Hillary Clinton, and ultimately to being elected not once, but twice in office. I also remember asking a lot of my high school teachers what they thought made president Obama such a popular vote among the community. A majority of them believed that Obama’s highly influential and inspiring speeches had a huge impact on his self image to the community which is why he became such a popular vote. That being said, I would place Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in the rational temperament because they both are attacking large ongoing disputes in a rational view according to them which in turn causes controversy due to their strong opinions on heated debates. Debates ranging from Trump’s Wall to limiting college debt has generated strong support from both sides of the argument leading to their characterization of being