Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and how They Changed America, 1789-1989Documents crucial historical moments in each of the first forty presidencies during which the future of the United States has been dramatically affected by a bold executive decision, and offers insight into the factors that influenced the choices made byeach president. |
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Page 179
Then it will be my duty to co - operate with the President elect , as to save the
Union between the election and the inaugeration * ; as he will have secured his
election on such ground that he cannot possibly save it afterwards . Lincoln
signed ...
Then it will be my duty to co - operate with the President elect , as to save the
Union between the election and the inaugeration * ; as he will have secured his
election on such ground that he cannot possibly save it afterwards . Lincoln
signed ...
Page 276
Roosevelt “ never permitted myself to regard the election as anything but doubtful
. " He wrote his friend Rudyard Kipling that “ if beaten I shall be sorry , ” but he
would have had “ a first class run for my money , and I have accomplished certain
...
Roosevelt “ never permitted myself to regard the election as anything but doubtful
. " He wrote his friend Rudyard Kipling that “ if beaten I shall be sorry , ” but he
would have had “ a first class run for my money , and I have accomplished certain
...
Page 285
With Adolf Hitler crushing Europe , FDR was worried about losing more than just
an election . The FBI and other intelligence services had told him things that
made him “ shudder . ” Lurking behind Willkie were Nazi agents slipping money
to ...
With Adolf Hitler crushing Europe , FDR was worried about losing more than just
an election . The FBI and other intelligence services had told him things that
made him “ shudder . ” Lurking behind Willkie were Nazi agents slipping money
to ...
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| Title | Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and how They Changed America, 1789-1989 Thorndike Nonfiction Thorndike Press Large Print Nonfiction Series Thorndike Press Large Print Popular and Narrative Nonfiction Series |
| Author | Michael R. Beschloss |
| Edition | large print |
| Publisher | Thorndike Press, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0786296739, 9780786296736 |
| Length | 804 pages |
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