| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 292 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-278) and index. |
| Summary |
Presents accounts of eight U.S. presidents who assumed office at times of crisis and how they met high-stakes challenges, from Lincoln's efforts on behalf of a divided nation and FDR's strategies during the Depression to Truman's inheritance of World War II and Kennedy's role in addressing the Cold War. |
| Contents |
George Washington : the first -- Thomas Jefferson : "We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists" -- John Tyler : the accidental president -- Abraham Lincoln : "The Union is unbroken" -- Franklin D. Roosevelt : nothing to fear -- Harry S. Truman : "If you pray, pray for me now" -- John F. Kennedy : "The torch has been passed" -- Gerald R. Ford : "Our long national nightmare is over." |
| Subject |
Presidents -- United States -- History.
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Crisis management in government -- United States -- History.
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Political leadership -- United States -- History.
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780312388034 alkaline paper |
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0312388039 alkaline paper |
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