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I. PREDICTING PRESIDENTS. 1. Presidential Character and How to ForeseeIt. II. THE CONTRADICTIONS OF POWER. 2. Three Tragic Tales. 3. TheActive-Negative Presidents. 4. The Origins of Presidential Compulsion. 5.Richard Nixon: Winning Tragedy. III. OF LOVE AND POLITICAL DUTY. 6. ThePassive-Negative Presidents. 7. The Passive-Positive Presidents. 8.Reagan Wrecks Reality. IV. CONGRUENCE IN CHARACTER. 9. Franklin D.Roosevelt and Active-Positive Affection. 10 Harry S. Truman andActive-Positive Combat. 11. John F. Kennedy and Active-Positive Commitment.12. The Crucial Ford Transition. V. BEYOND CHARACTER. 13. President Carterand Negotiation. 14. President Bush and Worldview. VI. THE THEORY OFPRESIDENTIAL CHARACTER. 15. Adding It Up.