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King of the Mountain

Mr. Ludwig talked about his book, King of the Mountain: The Nature of Political Leadership, published by the University Press of Kentucky. T… read more

Mr. Ludwig talked about his book, King of the Mountain: The Nature of Political Leadership, published by the University Press of Kentucky. The book presents the findings of his eighteen-year investigation into why people want to rule. Although the answer on the surface seems to be power, privilege, and perks, Mr. Ludwig questioned why so many rulers cling to power even when they are miserable, trust nobody, feel besieged, and face almost certain death. Ludwig’s results suggest that leaders of nations tend to act remarkably like monkeys and apes in the way they come to power, govern, and rule. Profiling every ruler of a recognized country in the twentieth century, Ludwig establishes how rulers came to power, how they lost power, the dangers they faced, and the odds of their being assassinated, committing suicide, or dying a natural death. Then, concentrating on a smaller sub-set of 377 rulers for whom more extensive personal information was available, he compares six different kinds o close

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Sep 15, 2002 | 8:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Dec 17, 2011 | 6:00pm EST | C-SPAN 2

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  • Sep 15, 2002 | 8:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Sep 15, 2002 | 10:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Sep 16, 2002 | 5:59am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Dec 17, 2011 | 6:00pm EST | C-SPAN 2
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