I have noticed that a significant number of Presidents were NOT inspiring in their original jobs. Few would argue that Reagan was a great actor. I do not think you would want Bill Clinton representing you in Court. I would not want GW Bush running a business. (Though people will know I do not want him running anything)
The exeptions that occur to me have been Military Presidents. Grant, Eisenhower and , perhaps, Washington. And Adams was a great lawyer. I assume that Taft had something going because he got onto the supreme court and, though its hard to get reliable impartial information, Lincoln seems to have been a good lawyer.
There was one other expetions. Hoover was said to be a brilliant engineer. By the way although he was NOT responsible for the Depression he WAS responsible for a wholly inadequate response was therefore justly blamed and defeated.
Would Presidents be different if they were typically people who came from the top of their professions?
The exeptions that occur to me have been Military Presidents. Grant, Eisenhower and , perhaps, Washington. And Adams was a great lawyer. I assume that Taft had something going because he got onto the supreme court and, though its hard to get reliable impartial information, Lincoln seems to have been a good lawyer.
There was one other expetions. Hoover was said to be a brilliant engineer. By the way although he was NOT responsible for the Depression he WAS responsible for a wholly inadequate response was therefore justly blamed and defeated.
Would Presidents be different if they were typically people who came from the top of their professions?