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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... feared they would stop American trade . " Those Treaty breaking Frenchmen take every ves- sel , " Abigail wrote him . " What is to be done with them ? " Like Washington , Adams knew that his young nation was ill - prepared to fight ...
... feared they would stop American trade . " Those Treaty breaking Frenchmen take every ves- sel , " Abigail wrote him . " What is to be done with them ? " Like Washington , Adams knew that his young nation was ill - prepared to fight ...
Page 268
... feared the Democrats might haul ex - President Grover Cleveland out of retire- ment . He wrote his friend Senator Lodge that Cleveland could appeal across party lines to the " big Wall Street men who resent the Northern Securities suit ...
... feared the Democrats might haul ex - President Grover Cleveland out of retire- ment . He wrote his friend Senator Lodge that Cleveland could appeal across party lines to the " big Wall Street men who resent the Northern Securities suit ...
Page 285
... feared that Willkie's backers were " a greater menace than many of us were willing to believe . " وو If Roosevelt were defeated tonight , he would have lost because people had been scared by his warnings against Hitler and his calls to ...
... feared that Willkie's backers were " a greater menace than many of us were willing to believe . " وو If Roosevelt were defeated tonight , he would have lost because people had been scared by his warnings against Hitler and his calls to ...
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