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Public Service Exemplars is the first book to highlight the decision-making styles of American public servants who serve as models of excellence in public service.
List of contents
Introduction and Acknowledgements Part I: Autocratic Leadership 1 Harold L. Ickes (1874–1952) 2 Leslie Groves (1896–1970) 3 Robert Moses (1888–1981) 4 Allen Dulles (1893–1969) 5 Hyman G. Rickover (1900–86) Part II: Democratic Leadership 6 Charles G. Dawes (1865–1951) 7 Frances Perkins (1880–1965) 8 David Lilienthal (1899–1981) 9 Frances Oldham Kelsey (1914–2015) 10 Wilbur J. Cohen (1913–87) 11 Stewart Udall (1920–2010) 12 James E. Webb (1906–92) 13 Robert C. Weaver (1907–97) 14 Elliot L. Richardson (1920–99) 15 Alan K. “Scotty” Campbell (1923–98) 16 James A. Baker III (1930– ) 17 Alice Rivlin (1931–2019) 18 Elmer B. Staats (1914–2011) 19 Constance Berry Newman (1935–) 20 Prudence Bushnell (1946–) 21 Colin Powell (1937–2021) Part III: Delegative Leadership 22 Montgomery C. Meigs (1816–92) 23 Alice Hamilton (1869–1970) 24 Ralph Bunche (1903/04–1971) 25 David O. “Doc” Cooke (1920–2002) 26 Dwight Ink (1922–2021) 27 George Shultz (1920–2021) 28 Anthony Fauci (1940–)
About the author
J. Michael Martinez is an assistant professor of legal studies at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA, and a former lecturer of political science and public administration at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History (2023) and Congressional Lions: Trailblazing Members of Congress and How They Shaped American History (2019).
Summary
Public Service Exemplars is the first book to highlight the decision-making styles of American public servants who serve as models of excellence in public service.
