Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and how They Changed America, 1789-1989Thorndike Press, 2007 - 804 pages From the author Newsweek called the nations leading presidential historian comes an inspiring narrative chronicling the crucial moments when a courageous president has dramatically changed the future of the United States. of full-color photos. |
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... Soviet leader refused . He insisted to Reagan that Sharansky was guilty of " grave anti - Soviet crimes . " While dismissing his claims that he was will- ing to negotiate , the Soviets were starting to comprehend that in their worldwide ...
... Soviet leader refused . He insisted to Reagan that Sharansky was guilty of " grave anti - Soviet crimes . " While dismissing his claims that he was will- ing to negotiate , the Soviets were starting to comprehend that in their worldwide ...
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... Soviet Union . Why else would the Presi- dent open a new , unsettling competition on a battlefield he was sure to dominate ? From his long service as chief of the KGB , Andropov feared American technology . He knew that U.S. high school ...
... Soviet Union . Why else would the Presi- dent open a new , unsettling competition on a battlefield he was sure to dominate ? From his long service as chief of the KGB , Andropov feared American technology . He knew that U.S. high school ...
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... Soviet leader . Reagan agreed to invite Andropov to Washington . Dropping a fat hint , he told the Soviet leader in a handwritten letter that their predecessors had done better “ when communicating has been private and can- did . " But ...
... Soviet leader . Reagan agreed to invite Andropov to Washington . Dropping a fat hint , he told the Soviet leader in a handwritten letter that their predecessors had done better “ when communicating has been private and can- did . " But ...
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