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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Page 165
... once united in the hands of one man ? " Clay had turned his fire on Jackson's usurpation of Congressional power because the Bank issue had proven such an albatross for him and his party . He explained to the touchy Biddle that it was ...
... once united in the hands of one man ? " Clay had turned his fire on Jackson's usurpation of Congressional power because the Bank issue had proven such an albatross for him and his party . He explained to the touchy Biddle that it was ...
Page 304
... once asked him to give up a too prominent lady friend , Kennedy allegedly retorted , " Not until you get rid of Missy LeHand ! " But by 1940 , Daisy and Lucy were proba- bly the only human beings to whom the President really opened ...
... once asked him to give up a too prominent lady friend , Kennedy allegedly retorted , " Not until you get rid of Missy LeHand ! " But by 1940 , Daisy and Lucy were proba- bly the only human beings to whom the President really opened ...
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... once fastidious Clif- ford lamented in 1993 to the author of this book that people who once admired him were now saying , " Who the hell is Clark Clifford ? He's just . . . a guy who crawled up the greasy pole and my God ... has fallen ...
... once fastidious Clif- ford lamented in 1993 to the author of this book that people who once admired him were now saying , " Who the hell is Clark Clifford ? He's just . . . a guy who crawled up the greasy pole and my God ... has fallen ...
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