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What makes a good president? (Patreon)

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2024-08-15 21:35:36
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This is a question I have thought deeply about for years now at this point, and I'm finally putting the answer to the big question in one video. There are ten qualities that make a good question that I have come up with, based on viewers like you and presidential historians.

Still, I could have missed something. If so, what did I miss?

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What makes a good president?

Go to https://ground.news/mrbeat to see through media bias and become a smarter news consumer. Subscribe through my link for 40% off unlimited access this month. Mr. Beat reveals the ten qualities that make a good president of the United States of America. How do you know if something is true or not? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0y7YUaMZwo&t Thanks for reading the description you lovable dork. This was produced by Matt Beat and Beat Productions, LLC. All images and video by Matt Beat, used under fair use guidelines, or found in the public domain. Filmed by Dan Dutcher and Matt Beat. Music by @ElectricNeedleRoom(Mr. Beat's band), Otis McDonald, Bad Snacks, Dan Lebowitz, and Slenderbeats. Creative commons credits: John Beagle, Gage Skidmore, and moon Men/Vsauce Theme Song. Here's an annotated script with footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b6ezdRWiduzzf9HZ6-JpRdTlSxHTATLjpxV5jKv7-8U/edit?usp=sharing I also appeared on a podcast to talk about this very topic! Check it out here? https://open.spotify.com/episode/0bQhDNI1nS9OKjvZgGjv5P?si=0LUBQl8WQuaMl3PBGikCmQ&nd=1&dlsi=abeec2b57b7043b5 Sources/further reading or watching: https://static.c-span.org/assets/documents/presidentSurvey/2021-Survey-Results-Category-Rankings.pdf ​​https://www.c-span.org/video/?423970-1/makes-great-president https://www.c-span.org/classroom/document/?6362 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXYto600xVE https://www.history.com/news/doris-kearns-goodwin-on-presidential-leadership ​​https://www.shrm.org/executive-network/insights/personality-traits-true-leader-to-learn-great-us-presidents https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-essence-of-presidential-leadership https://www.forbes.com/sites/johncoleman/2018/07/06/howapresidentmakesadecisionthatmatters/ Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmYesELO6axBrCuSpf7S9DQ/join For business inquiries or to send snail mail to Mr. Beat: https://www.iammrbeat.com/contact.html https://www.youtube.com/c/iammrbeat/about How to support and donate to my channel: Subscribe to @iammrbeat & hit the notification bell 🔔 Join for great perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/iammrbeat Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat Subscribe to my second channel: The Beat Goes On Patreon for The Beat Goes On: https://www.patreon.com/thebeatgoeson Connect with me: Links: https://linktr.ee/iammrbeat Website: https://www.iammrbeat.com/ Podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebeatpod Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ @beatmastermatt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Beatcord: https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iammrbeat Merch: https://matt-beat-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ https://amzn.to/3fdakiZ Affiliate Links: Useful Charts: https://usefulcharts.com/?aff=12 Fourthwall: https://link.fourthwall.com/MrBeat StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5272340869152768 #ushistory #uspresidentialhistory #americanpresident Chapters: 0:00 We debate about what makes a good president 8:59 #1 Honesty 9:56 Ground News 11:47 Back to honesty 12:05 #2 Willingness to listen 12:53 #3 Openness to change 13:38 #4 Disciplined 14:38 #5 Principled 15:33 #6 Decisiveness 16:03 #7 Pragmatic 17:01 #8 Empathetic 18:14 #9 Courageous 18:33 #10 Effective Communicator 20:26 Conclusion

Comments

Erik Hernandez

I agree with the guy who explained president's should have congress or senate experience

Adam Christians

Empathy>Economic management>Character are my top 3

Edward Goldstick

If by "good" you mean someone able to fulfill the goals that brought them to the WH, and assuming those goals are equally "good" on your terms, I would add these three to your already comprehensive list: choosing equally "good" people as subordinates, self-confidence while still flexible, and being a quick learner of complex information and able to adapt rapidly to changing and seemingly intractable situations... oh, that's four more. I could go on but will stop.

Derek Ray

I feel that some Americans have forgotten why we vote for the president. The presidential election shouldn’t be seen as a popularity contest, it should be seen as a way for the American people to vote for which candidate they believe is best suited to take the most important position in our country. Addressing Important Policies and answering the peoples’ questions are the best ways for the candidates to prove that they are ready to take the position in DC. Trump has proven that he is more than capable of running our country. His personality and words has been questionable for sure, but he’s accomplished many great achievements in his 4 years as president and many Americans thrived under his administration and now they are struggling again under the Biden Administration. Kamala seems like a likable person, but her lack of important policies, shying away from answering important questions, and failed record as a VP can’t go unnoticed. I am not voting for Trump because of his personality or his unconventional style, I’m voting for Trump because I respect his policies and his administration has greatly benefited many Americans

Matt Beat
>>146669033

Those are nice additions, Edward, although I think self-confidence falls under "Decisive," flexible and able to adapt to rapidly changing situations both fall under "Openness to Change."

Derek Ray
>>146669940

I admire his immigration policy. I don’t believe it’s fair for illegal immigrants to have the same benefits that legal immigrants receive. My cousin’s husband David is an immigrant from Venezuela, he worked hard to get his U.S. Citizenship and it disgusts him that illegal immigrants, who don’t have any prove of US Citizenship are getting the same benefits as he did.

Edward Goldstick
>>146669033

I agree with your characterization of "Decisiveness", but perhaps I should have said "Dealing with stressful situations" for the last circumstance which is not necessarily related to flexibility...

Derek Ray
>>146669940

At this point, Kamala should’ve addressed her policies, but if she keeps hiding, how can we the American people trust her to be the president, she had one of the worst approval ratings of any vice president in American History. Just my opinion though

Edward Goldstick
>>146669940

May I remind you that Harris has only been the candidate of the Democratic Party for about four weeks (and officially for only a few days)? She has begun to present her policy plans, and I am confident she will do so with clarity. I prefer that she is taking the time to do this deliberately rather than in soundbites or off-the-cuff declarations. I frankly wish the GOP had a candidate who was as coherent and thoughtful, but that is my opinion.

Derek Ray
>>146669940

4 weeks doesn’t excuse her lack of off-script appearances. J.D. Vance hasn’t been Trump’s VP choice for very long, but that’s not stopping him from frequent appearances in front of the media and taking questions.

Naterade

Thought provoking! As I have gotten older, I have bought more into the belief that the best president is probably someone who doesn’t want the job to begin with. Money in politics, special interests groups, the celebrity nature of politics, dysfunctional congress, etc. scare a lot of smart and thoughtful people off from the job. My top three traits of a good president 1) Empathy. 2) Humility. 3) Honesty

DANTE VERONA

I always stop what I'm doing when I see Doris Kearns Goodwin on TV... I love me some Doris. But David McCullough was the best of all, I say.

Adam Christians
>>146669940

I used to be on Trump's side, but after a while, I was sick of it. One thing for sure is his mouth; someone in his campaign should have a roll of duct tape on standby.

Gerry Kahle

I would say having an internal compass of right/wrong and a single minded devotion to following that internal compass.

Daniel Kolbin
>>146669940

Interesting, because the irony is that Trump is in fact one of the unsuited and unfit politicians in history. He does not deserve to be president ever again and I hope you come to see that one day like I did.