Leadership Ability of Robert Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson The quality of leadership can be defined as one's ability to appeal to and sense the needs, wants, and feelings of one's constituency. A leader must also be innovative enough to have new ideas, but at the same time these ideas must not be so far reaching that the general public cannot relate to them. In addition, a good leader must be able to handle pressure from all sides, must also have good decision making skills under all circumstances, and must maintain credibility to his or her constituents. The political candidates during the 1960’s each r