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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... insisted that it did not matter how history described him : " I am not , never was , and never shall be a great man . " — The ex - President said he had " little faith " in written history — he read it “ as I do ro- mance " but he could ...
... insisted that it did not matter how history described him : " I am not , never was , and never shall be a great man . " — The ex - President said he had " little faith " in written history — he read it “ as I do ro- mance " but he could ...
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... insisted , he had indeed brought the American ship " into a peaceable and safe port , " with " its coffers full " and " all the world smiling in its face . " He would " defend my missions to France as long as I have an eye to direct my ...
... insisted , he had indeed brought the American ship " into a peaceable and safe port , " with " its coffers full " and " all the world smiling in its face . " He would " defend my missions to France as long as I have an eye to direct my ...
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... insisted that behind the campaign rhetoric , there was no serious difference be- tween Willkie and himself on the war . Willkie's supposed isolationism was merely " a ploy that worked too well . ” Roosevelt praised the " good speeches ...
... insisted that behind the campaign rhetoric , there was no serious difference be- tween Willkie and himself on the war . Willkie's supposed isolationism was merely " a ploy that worked too well . ” Roosevelt praised the " good speeches ...
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