Citations:presidentialness

Noun: "the quality of being presidential; suitability for the presidency"

 * 1967 — Bill Vaughan, "Brave Boy And His Piano", Toledo Blade, 24 November 1967:
 * The bravery, the persistence, the all-around future-Presidentialness of a game little kid who would play the piano in a recital even though his arm was in a cast?
 * 1975 — Intercontinental Press, Volume 13:
 * The reassessment of Mr. Ford must ultimately focus on what this jewel-like success does to the chemistry between him and the electorate, this first spark of confidence in his 'presidentialness' can be translated into broader support for his policies,
 * 1978 — Elizabeth Drew, American Journal: The Events of 1976, Vintage Books (1978), ISBN 9780394726113, page 234:
 * While Reagan was igniting a grass-roots movement in his campaign for the Presidency, Ford relied on his Presidentialness, which he had largely squandered, and his base in Congress.
 * 1978 — Don F. Faules & Dennis C. Alexander, Communication and Social Behavior: A Symbolic Interaction Perspective, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. (1978), ISBN 9780201019827, page 138:
 * For Carter, who during the primaries had emerged from the oblivion of "Jimmy who?", the debates offered a challenge as well as an opportunity — to convince voters that his "presidentialness" was better than the incumbent's.
 * 1992 — The New Yorker, 16 November 1992, page 69:
 * His calling his opponents "bozos" and "crazy" and referring to Gore as "Ozone" robbed him of his Presidentialness, and offended many voters.
 * 1994 — Dan F. Hahn, "The 1992 Clinton-Bush-Perot Presidential Debates", in Rhetorical Studies of National Political Debates, 1960-1992 (ed. Robert V. Friedenberg), Greenwood Publishing Group (1994), ISBN 0275943399, page 200:
 * Likewise, Perot continued to work on the miscellaneous goal of proving his own presidentialness via use of statistics and common sense.
 * 1996 — J. P. Mauro, Al Franken Is a Buck-Toothed Moron -- And Other Observations, Payback Publishing (1996), ISBN 9780965296601, page 136:
 * Even with his face and fingers covered that yellow Doritos stuff, his dignity, his Presidentialness, remained total
 * 1997 — P. David Marshall, Celebrity and Power: Fame in Contemporary Culture, University of Minnesota Press (2004), ISBN 081662724X, page 237:
 * The song is connected to a series of edited images that establish the presidentialnesss of the Bush character.
 * 2004 — Linda Feldmann, "Already, GOP framing a Kerry fight", The Christian Science Monitor, 30 January 2004:
 * Kerry may project more "presidentialness" - with the towering height, the stentorian voice, the measured demeanor - than Dean, but he also comes with the longest paper trail of any of the candidates, including 19 years as a senator, with votes on the full range of national issues.
 * 2004 — Todd S. Purdum & David M. Halbfinger, "With Cry of 'Bring It On,' Kerry Shifted Tack to Regain Footing", The New York Times, 1 February 2004:
 * He added: "He's back because he got a lot better, but I think some of what's going on now is a misunderstanding of voter behavior. Different voters finally kicked in, a broader swath who were looking for something different and were really struck by John's presidentialness. He's big, he's masculine, he's a serious man for a serious time."
 * 2007 — Andrew Busch, The Constitution on the Campaign Trail: The Surprising Political Career of America's Founding Document, Rowman & Littlefield (2007), ISBN 9780742548480, page 130:
 * Some scholars also suggest that debates activate the electorate, make it easier for candidates to be held accountable on their campaigns, increase the public's acceptance of the candidates, give voters a chance to test the "presidentialness" of the candidates under pressure,
 * 2010 — Cherie Kerr, How to Be Presidential: The Secret Handbook for Top-Level Executives and Those Who Aspire to Be, ExecuProv Press (2010), ISBN 9780976597063, page 130:
 * One slip of the tongue and your presidentialness can go up in flames.
 * 2012 — Greg Sheridan, "Barack Obama and the oddballs", The Australian, 24 March 2012:
 * One traditional test of presidentialness, so to speak, is some serious ideas on foreign policy.