The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: Learning to Judge Candidates

The Presidency

How do shooting down fighter planes in Korea and riding a fragile capsule into space help prepare a man to be President of the U.S.? This question of heroics was raised for Senator John Glenn the other night in New York City when all the candidates were strutting their stuff at a Democratic forum. Glenn got sore, correctly reading in the question the faint taunt that military men may not be quite deep enough for the Oval Office. The Senator won the night by reminding his audience that he had been "representing the future of this country" in those...

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