true. i think this book is an expression basically of my understanding of the presidency, and also of government. he writes on the back about two points. he says, he is utterly convincing that ethical behavior is central not to peripheral to a strong presidency. what he is talking about ethical behavior? i think what he is talking about and writing about in the fact is that we have to understand our president in terms of someone who basically has an office that he has been entrusted with. a certain degree of power has been given to the president and he s responsible for its use to the american people. it is an ethical undertaking. and i think that that basically is what i m re referring to, but there s an obligation who work for the president to see to it that they act porlly in every case. are you still a fellow at the ethics and public policy center? i sure. what is that? the ethics and public policy center is a think tank in washington. this one originated ab