In Leadership, the author Goodwin studies and draws the characters of the four presidents - Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson. She describes how they recognized leadership qualities within themselves and were recognized as leaders by others. Leadership deals with stories of how they all faced situations which disrupted their lives and threatened to shatter their ambitions forever after which they emerged stronger to confront their dilemmas. Although there is a difference in background, abilities, and temperament, these men share a fierce ambition and deeply seated resilience which enabled them to overcome challenges. At the moments of hardships, they all were able to summon their talents to enlarge opportunities and lives of others being guided by a sense of moral purpose.