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"A rich study of the role of personal psychology in the shaping of the new global order after World War I. So long as so much political power is concentrated in one human mind, we are all at the mercy of the next madman in the White House."
-Gary J.…

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1 author picked The Madman in the White House as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

A detailed analysis of the mental state of Woodrow Wilson at the end of the First World War and his failure to get the Peace Treaty accepted by the Senate, which also brings Freud and a detective story into the mix.

I found the psychological analysis of Wilson’s state of mind both fascinating and revealing, and the explanation of how it affected his dealings with the Republican opposition intriguing. I will reread this book soon.

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