Citations:presidentialness

English citations of presidentialness

Noun: "the quality of being presidential; suitability for the presidency"

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• 1967 — Bill Vaughan, "Brave Boy And His Piano", Toledo Blade, 24 November 1967:

  The bravery, the persistence, the all-around future-Presidentialness of a game little kid who would play the piano in a recital even though his arm was in a cast?

• 1975 — Intercontinental Press, Volume 13:

  The reassessment of Mr. Ford must ultimately focus on what this jewel-like success does to the chemistry between him and the electorate, this first spark of confidence in his 'presidentialness' can be translated into broader support for his policies, […]

• 1978 — Elizabeth Drew, American Journal: The Events of 1976, Vintage Books (1978), →ISBN, page 234:

  While Reagan was igniting a grass-roots movement in his campaign for the Presidency, Ford relied on his Presidentialness, which he had largely squandered, and his base in Congress.

• 1978 — Don F. Faules & Dennis C. Alexander, Communication and Social Behavior: A Symbolic Interaction Perspective, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. (1978), →ISBN, page 138:

  For Carter, who during the primaries had emerged from the oblivion of "Jimmy who?", the debates offered a challenge as well as an opportunity — to convince voters that his "presidentialness" was better than the incumbent's.

• 1992 — The New Yorker, 16 November 1992, page 69:

  His calling his opponents "bozos" and "crazy" and referring to Gore as "Ozone" robbed him of his Presidentialness, and offended many voters.

• 1994 — Dan F. Hahn, "The 1992 Clinton-Bush-Perot Presidential Debates", in Rhetorical Studies of National Political Debates, 1960-1992 (ed. Robert V. Friedenberg), Greenwood Publishing Group (1994), →ISBN, page 200:

  Likewise, Perot continued to work on the miscellaneous goal of proving his own presidentialness via use of statistics and common sense.

• 1996 — J. P. Mauro, Al Franken Is a Buck-Toothed Moron -- And Other Observations, Payback Publishing (1996), →ISBN, page 136:

  Even with his face and fingers covered that yellow Doritos stuff, his dignity, his Presidentialness, remained total

• 1997 — P. David Marshall, Celebrity and Power: Fame in Contemporary Culture, University of Minnesota Press (2004), →ISBN, page 237:

  The song is connected to a series of edited images that establish the presidentialnesss of the Bush character.

• 2004 — Linda Feldmann, "Already, GOP framing a Kerry fight", The Christian Science Monitor, 30 January 2004:

  Kerry may project more "presidentialness" - with the towering height, the stentorian voice, the measured demeanor - than Dean, but he also comes with the longest paper trail of any of the candidates, including 19 years as a senator, with votes on the full range of national issues.

• 2004 — Todd S. Purdum & David M. Halbfinger, "With Cry of 'Bring It On,' Kerry Shifted Tack to Regain Footing", The New York Times, 1 February 2004:

  He added: "He's back because he got a lot better, but I think some of what's going on now is a misunderstanding of voter behavior. Different voters finally kicked in, a broader swath who were looking for something different and were really struck by John's presidentialness. He's big, he's masculine, he's a serious man for a serious time."

• 2007 — Andrew Busch, The Constitution on the Campaign Trail: The Surprising Political Career of America's Founding Document, Rowman & Littlefield (2007), →ISBN, page 130:

  Some scholars also suggest that debates activate the electorate, make it easier for candidates to be held accountable on their campaigns, increase the public's acceptance of the candidates, give voters a chance to test the "presidentialness" of the candidates under pressure, […]

• 2010 — Cherie Kerr, How to Be Presidential: The Secret Handbook for Top-Level Executives and Those Who Aspire to Be, ExecuProv Press (2010), →ISBN, page 130:

  One slip of the tongue and your presidentialness can go up in flames.

• 2012 — Greg Sheridan, "Barack Obama and the oddballs", The Australian, 24 March 2012:

  One traditional test of presidentialness, so to speak, is some serious ideas on foreign policy.