The University of Chicago

American Presidents

  • Lyndon B. Johnson and John F. Kennedy: How Birth Place Affects Presidential Decision-Making

    Lyndon B. Johnson and John F. Kennedy: How Birth Place Affects Presidential Decision-Making

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    Giorgi Tsintsadze

    U.S. presidents make up perhaps the most analyzed collection of individuals in the entire world. Researchers routinely mine demographic, electoral and biographical data to gain insights into the composition of the 45-entry dataset and to better understand the decisions presidents make in the White House. Findings range from marginally useful…