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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... never accept them . Peering into the night from a frost - filigreed window of his mansion , Adams could hear the clopping of horses ' hooves and fishmon- gers calling out their wares . Suffering from one of his " great Colds , " he ...
... never accept them . Peering into the night from a frost - filigreed window of his mansion , Adams could hear the clopping of horses ' hooves and fishmon- gers calling out their wares . Suffering from one of his " great Colds , " he ...
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... never asked him into his home . By Susskind's account , Truman replied , " You're a Jew , David , and no Jew has ever been in the house . Bess runs it , and there's never been a Jew inside the house in her or her mother's lifetime ...
... never asked him into his home . By Susskind's account , Truman replied , " You're a Jew , David , and no Jew has ever been in the house . Bess runs it , and there's never been a Jew inside the house in her or her mother's lifetime ...
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... never , never , never " take up arms for his country . Kennedy asked , " How can you say some- thing like that ? " Irish - Americans had experi- enced discrimination too . " Your family has been here for three gen- erations and your ...
... never , never , never " take up arms for his country . Kennedy asked , " How can you say some- thing like that ? " Irish - Americans had experi- enced discrimination too . " Your family has been here for three gen- erations and your ...
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