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 46
... tried to have the last word with a 103 - page pam- phlet , which he called Vindication . In it , he admitted asking Fauchet for money , but dubiously claimed that his pur- pose had been to help flour merchants hold- ing evidence that ...
... tried to have the last word with a 103 - page pam- phlet , which he called Vindication . In it , he admitted asking Fauchet for money , but dubiously claimed that his pur- pose had been to help flour merchants hold- ing evidence that ...
Page 214
... tried to please the South by returning them " to their masters , ” he would be “ damned in time and eternity . " The President said , " My enemies con- demn my emancipation policy . Let them prove . that we can restore the Union ...
... tried to please the South by returning them " to their masters , ” he would be “ damned in time and eternity . " The President said , " My enemies con- demn my emancipation policy . Let them prove . that we can restore the Union ...
Page 491
... tried to hold off black lead- ers with the contrived argument that civil rights was really an economic issue : help pass his tax cut , and a rising tide would lift all boats , including theirs . He had tried to sell impatient liberals ...
... tried to hold off black lead- ers with the contrived argument that civil rights was really an economic issue : help pass his tax cut , and a rising tide would lift all boats , including theirs . He had tried to sell impatient liberals ...
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