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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... tried it , two hun- dred thousand patriots would rush to Wash- ington and stop him . Jackson carped that Clay had become as " reckless and as full of fury as a drunken man in a brothel ... trying to silence Andrew Jackson , 1834. 166.
... tried it , two hun- dred thousand patriots would rush to Wash- ington and stop him . Jackson carped that Clay had become as " reckless and as full of fury as a drunken man in a brothel ... trying to silence Andrew Jackson , 1834. 166.
Page 513
... trying to get a picture in front of the hospital and trying to talk to the President when he may be on his deathbed . " A doctor told White House aides that Rea- gan was exhausted because he felt he should " entertain his nurses all ...
... trying to get a picture in front of the hospital and trying to talk to the President when he may be on his deathbed . " A doctor told White House aides that Rea- gan was exhausted because he felt he should " entertain his nurses all ...
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... trying to encourage Iranian moderates . He told his diary , " The media looks like it's trying to create another Watergate . " He complained to a friend that Republican Presidents were always persecuted by Con- gress " Ike for the ...
... trying to encourage Iranian moderates . He told his diary , " The media looks like it's trying to create another Watergate . " He complained to a friend that Republican Presidents were always persecuted by Con- gress " Ike for the ...
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