Leadership Lessons from Chester A. Arthur

What are the leadership lessons from the Presidency of Chester A. Arthur? Richard Lummis and I are back in 12 O'Clock High to consider this largely forgotten Gilded Age president.

Episode 114 of the 12 O'Clock High podcast, hosted by Tom Fox, titled "Leadership Lessons from Chester A. Arthur" was published on August 16, 2019 and runs 22 minutes.

August 16, 2019 ·22m · 12 O'Clock High

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Summary

Richard Lummis and I are back to continue our series of exploring leadership through the study of US Presidents. This episode begins a short series on Gilded Age Presidents, now largely forgotten. In this episode we take up Chester A. Arthur. Some of the highlights include:Educational and Professional Background of Chester A. ArthurHis time as a New York politician, including work in the Conkling Political Machine and as Head of Customs House and conflict with President HaysHis Stalwart Candidacy as Vice PresidentHis election and short tenure as VP.Leadership issues from his Presidency, including the confusion on how to take office, his enactment of Civil Service reform, his work on the surplus budget and the tariff, immigration issues and Civil Rights in the South.Leadership Issues, including (a) What are your expectations? (b) How much does a leader’s health matter? (c) Arthur adopted a code for his own political behavior but subject to three restraints: he remained to everyone a man of his word; he kept scrupulously free from corrupt graft; he maintained a personal dignity, affable and genial though he might be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices