All of us in politics have seen natural leaders. Some of them are inside leaders, like Lyndon Johnson. Some are outside leaders, like Ronald Reagan.
Robert Packwood: “All of us in politics have seen natural leaders. Some of them are inside leaders, like Lyndon Johnson. Some are outside…”
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Packwood discusses the distinction between different types of political leaders.
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