Professor Fred Greenstein, an American political scientist, speaks about the presidency of Dwight David Eisenhower. Greenstein primarily discusses Eisenhower’s approach to leadership rather than his specific policies. He contends that an American president has two primary roles: political leader and head-of-state. As a political leader, Greenstein argues that Eisenhower had three primary strengths: hidden-hand leadership, instrumental use of language, and subtlety in delegating power. As a head-of-state, meanwhile, Eisenhower focused on maintaining an outwardly positive and optimistic image. The result of this leadership style, Greenstein argues, was the perception that Eisenhower was not “on top of his presidency.” Following the lecture, political scientist Richard Pious moderates a discussion with Greenstein including questions from the audience.