Claremont McKenna College

Religion, Rhetoric, and Presidential Leadership

RON RIGGIO
ELIZABETH SPALDING
ANDREW BUSCH

TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2005
LUNCH 12:00 p.m., LECTURE 12:15 p.m.

Ron Riggio is the Henry R. Kravis Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology and Director of the Kravis Leadership Institute, CMC. He is a pioneer in the study of leadership and has authored, co-authored, or co-edited fifteen books including, The Charisma Quotient (1987), Communicate with Confidence (1993), Multiple Intelligences and Leadership (2002), The Future of Leadership Development (2003), and Transformational Leadership (2004).

Elizabeth Spalding is assistant professor of government at Claremont McKenna College and director of the CMC Washington Program. She has written on FDR, Truman, Reagan, and George W. Bush. She is currently working on her forthcoming book entitled, The War of Nerves: Harry S. Truman and the Origins of Containment.

Andrew Busch is associate professor of government at Claremont McKenna College. He is the author or co-author of seven books including, Ronald Reagan and the Politics of Freedom (2001), The Perfect Tie: The True Story of the 2000 Presidential Election (2001), and The Front-loading Problem in Presidential Nominations (2003).