What kind of president would an INTJ personality type (from Myers-Briggs) make?
Some very successful presidents were INTJ’s – Chester A. Arthur, Calvin Coolidge, Thomas Jefferson, John F. Kennedy, James K. Polk, and Woodrow Wilson. I’m an INTJ myself and I think, although we have our weaknesses, someone of my personality type would probably be a great president. INTJ’s are logical, so we don’t let our emotions cloud our judgement. Unlike President Bush, an INTJ would have thought out the situation and explored all options before immediately rushing into Iraq to start a war that took so many US soldier’s lives. We are good at seeing all the sides of the argument. We strive for perfection and improvement so an INTJ president would probably get a lot accomplished and truly make an impact. We may not be very good at emotionally expressing ourselves, but I do not think that would be a major downfall. We are usually intelligent and creative but not very social and tend to be critical of others. So, overall, I think INTJ’s have many qualities that would provide for an ef
